The Pennsylvania Department of Education has announced a new resource to guide schools’ response to race and bias incidents occurring within their facilities. York Dispatch, April 6, 2017 (Subscription may… Read More
Illinois has failed to provide enough money to public schools to produce the “high-quality education” the state requires, forcing districts to cut programs, lay off staff and borrow money to… Read More
State Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera this week met with a coalition of Northwestern Pennsylvania superintendents at the state Department of Education, discussing their needs and priorities, Governor Wolf’s vision… Read More
A new bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday would eliminate most out-of-school suspensions for elementary school students in the commonwealth. ABC Channel 27, April 4, 2017… Read More
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has voted 114-84 to move its first edition of a state budget bill for 2017-18. PennLive.com, April 4, 2017 Full story
Activities — and thousands of educators’ jobs — could be in jeopardy if Congress takes President Donald Trump up on his proposal to get rid of the Supporting Effective Instruction… Read More
Montgomery County state Sen. John Rafferty, R-44, has come up with a plan designed to make it harder for school boards to raise taxes. Under Rafferty’s Senate Bill 406, which… Read More
The House Republican majority proposed a state budget Monday that lines up with Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to boost the basic education subsidy by $100 million while seeking deeper cuts… Read More
Public school teachers who work full time for their collective bargaining agency would be barred from remaining on their district’s payroll under a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee… Read More
Approval of future school property tax hikes would need a super-majority vote from local school boards under a bill that cleared the Senate Education Committee last week. Scranton Times-Tribune, April… Read More