Experts said the 2022 results — from tests administered to third through eighth graders this past spring — paint a broad picture of how Pennsylvania’s public education system is faring,… Read More
Testing numbers across the commonwealth continue to fall short of pre-pandemic levels. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association added on with a statement, saying that meaningful comparisons to pre-pandemic PSSA scores are… Read More
Statewide, the number of new teachers has plummeted. Representatives for local schools told The Centre County Gazette what impact the educator staffing shortage has had on their schools and what… Read More
Pennsylvania students are continuing to perform worse on standardized tests than before the pandemic, according to data released Monday, marking the second year in a row of diminished scores and… Read More
By spring, Highlands students will have roving access to health and hygiene supplies, clothes and classroom items to help increase their chances of success in school. The Mobile Support Station… Read More
Schools should take a comprehensive approach to violence prevention that includes not only improved safety measures but meets students’ physical, social, emotional, mental health and academic needs, according to a… Read More
More than 40 schools in Pennsylvania have filed lawsuits against e-cigarette company JUUL, saying they’ve been affected by the company’s marketing, which they claim targets young people. Click here for… Read More
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service today launched a new and innovative initiative for healthier school meals through a $50 million grant opportunity that will support collaboration with the food industry… Read More
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s election as governor — along with the distinct possibility that his fellow Democrats will take control of the state’s House of Representatives away from Republicans — could… Read More
Bans on the devices were on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic. Since schools reopened, struggles with student behavior and mental health have given some schools even more reason to restrict access…. Read More