Report Gives PA an ‘F’ in Lead Contamination Prevention
A recent report has given Pennsylvania a failing grade for its efforts to protect children from high levels of lead in the water at their schools. Click here for full… Read More
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PA, N.J. Among Brokest U.S. States
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are also among 11 states whose ratings Moody’s is threatening to cut again, according to PNC’s report, which joins data from credit agencies and research groups…. Read More
Register Today for the 2nd Annual PA Educational Leadership Summit
The Second Annual 2017 PA Educational Leadership Summit, sponsored by the PA Principals Association, PASA, PAMLE and PASCD, will be held from July 23-25, 2017 at the Blair County Convention… Read More
PA Judge Rules in Favor of Transgender Students in Lawsuit Against School Bathroom Policy
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a trio of Pennsylvania transgender students who sued their school district last year over a bathroom choice policy they say violates their… Read More
Fulton County School Begins Free, Confidential Drug Testing
In a move likely not seen yet in Pennsylvania, Central Fulton Mddle/High School has teamed up with local medical officials to run a free and confidential drug testing program not… Read More
How Much Can Schools Protect Undocumented Students?
As the Trump administration aggressively ramps up deportations of undocumented immigrants, some K-12 leaders have pledged to protect the rights and privacy of students who don’t have legal immigration status…. Read More
Fair Funding Provides Small Gains for Districts in Wolf’s Proposed Budget
A first look at the impact of Gov. Wolf’s proposed $80 billion budget for the coming fiscal year offers at peek at the effect last year’s adoption of the fair… Read More
Local Officials Critical of Education Funding
School districts in Lycoming County are in line to receive increases in basic education and special education funding under Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget for 2017-18, but not enough to… Read More
PA Schools Push for Computer Science Literacy
Last year, the state finally allotted computer science a place in schools, ruling that a high school computer science course could be counted as a credit toward graduation in science… Read More
Court Decisions, not Trump Action, will Shape Lehigh Valley School Policies on Transgender Protectio
Lehigh Valley school districts will likely avoid policy shifts on accommodating transgender students until courts weigh in more forcefully, administrators and legal counselors say. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More