Legislators, local school district business managers and members of planning and construction commissions gathered at Coebourn Elementary School recently to discuss the antiquated ways the state reimburses school districts for… Read More
It’s been nearly a decade since state lawmakers completely rewrote the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, making fundamental changes to what had widely been considered among the nation’s weakest legislation on access… Read More
A controversial practice in the Selinsgrove Area SD (Snyder Co.) that permits transgender students to use the bathroom and lockers of their choice will be topic of community forum Wednesday evening…. Read More
Pedro Rivera called Centre County the “epicenter” for science education defined by STEM — science, technology, engineering and math. The state Department of Education secretary spoke to about 50 people… Read More
The Obama administration’s final accountability rules for the Every Student Succeeds Act, issued Monday, give states greater flexibility on school ratings, schools with high testing opt-out rates, and in other… Read More
Brains, brains, brains. One thing we’ve learned at NPR Ed is that people are fascinated by brain research. And yet it can be hard to point to places where our… Read More
How much do Pennsylvania governments and schools spend on outside lawyers to fight access to government records? That’s hard to say, because records they provide on legal billings are often… Read More
Children with a history of skipping school, and their parents, still face potentially stiff penalties for failing to make it to class under revisions to Pennsylvania’s truancy rules that were… Read More
Many of the parents opting out of the immunizations, which are widely recommended by doctors, say they fear a link between the vaccines and health problems such as autism. But… Read More
One of the poorest districts in the state, Erie SD’s financial crisis is extreme. But the district isn’t alone in dealing with a budget crunch. Districts across the state are trying… Read More