The Trump administration is ready to roll back some nutrition standards for federally subsidized school meals, reversing elements of first lady Michelle Obama’s healthy eating initiative. Associated Press, May 1,… Read More
As you prepare for the 2017-18 school year, please ensure your local education agency is complying with the state’s statutes regarding access to career and technical education. As provided in… Read More
Senate Bill 76 calls for the elimination of school property taxes in the commonwealth. While it vows to match dollar-for-dollar funding through an imposed increase in personal income and sales… Read More
As information about the academic struggles of Pennsylvania’s cyber charters has become more accessible, the full-time online schools have increasingly enrolled students from the state’s least-educated communities and most-disadvantaged school… Read More
“Right now the bill is dead,” state Sen. Randy Vulakovich, R-Shaler, told those who gathered last week at Fox Chapel Area High School to discuss state education issues with elected… Read More
Proposed federal education cuts would take $443 million from Pennsylvania education programs, services and research, the Pennsylvania Department of Education estimates. Philadelphia Tribune-Review, April 27, 2017 Full story
Students in the nation’s only federally funded school voucher initiative performed worse on standardized tests within a year after entering D.C. private schools than peers who did not participate, according… Read More
Paul M. Healey, Ph.D., PA Principals Association Executive Director, will be featured, along with executive directors from PASA, PSBA, PACTA and PAIU, on WITF’s Smart Talk tonight at 7 p.m…. Read More
The state’s spending $80 million a year; that doesn’t include what school districts spend administering and preparing for the test. According to the Education Department, Pennsylvania is in the middle… Read More
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that aims to reduce the federal government’s role in K-12 education. Associated Press, April 26, 2017 Full story