Skepticism from educators helped spur the state Department of Education on Monday to announce plans to replace the SPP with Future Ready PA Index, a rating system that would include… Read More
A lawyer for the Lancaster City SD told a federal appeals court Monday that a lower court erred last summer when it paved the way for five refugee children with… Read More
The education world is sharply divided over President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of a school-choice champion for secretary of education. Click here for full article. Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 6, 2016.
When the state Independent Fiscal Office was created following a lengthy budget stalemate in 2009, few could have foreseen the extent to which Pennsylvania would become mired in chronic fiscal… Read More
Educators and students continue to navigate the world of standardized performance tests for subjects including math and English language arts. Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required.) Source:… Read More
The new federal education law gives states more latitude in deciding how to gauge school performance. As Pennsylvania sets standards for performance and accountability, it should consider language that would… Read More
“Below estimate.” Those words, which strike fear into the hearts of Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Legislature, appear 13 times in the Department of Revenue’s latest collections report. Click… Read More
Attorneys for three transgender students want a federal judge to force a Pennsylvania school district to let the students use the restrooms of their choosing until their lawsuit over the… Read More
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