The shine is off the charter school movement. Freedom from regulation, the sine qua non of the charter world, has resulted too often in troubled schools, taxpayer fleecing and outright… Read More
A last-minute effort to make monumental changes to the pension plan that would be offered to future state government and public school employees on Wednesday fell off the rails as the two-year… Read More
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, is called The Nation’s Report Card for good reason; the tests are administered the same way year after year, using the same kind of… Read More
Fed up with long rosters of college freshmen who can’t handle college-level courses, states are increasingly turning to 12th grade transition classes to build academic muscle to help students skip… Read More
Nicholas Indeglio, principal of Downingtown Middle School in the Downingtown Area School District, has been selected by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) as a 2017 NASSP Digital… Read More
Dr. David Volkman, deputy secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Education, talked with teachers Monday about state recommendations to comply with the Every Student Succeeds Act. Click here for full… Read More
With all the emphasis placed — and classroom time spent — on standardized testing in Pennsylvania, you’d think the state Education Department at least would ensure that the results are… Read More
As both the president of the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) and the K-12 librarian of a rural PA school district, I know how absolutely vital school librarians are to… Read More
State Sen. Jim Brewster unveiled a cluster of proposed overhauls this month centered on addressing “transparency, fiscal solvency and accountability issues” in charter schools. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More
Halloween is just around the corner, but there is something far scarier in the halls of the Pennsylvania State Capitol than any zombie that comes knocking on your door. While… Read More