The Wolf Administration on Thursday issued directives aimed at addressing the troubling incidents of racism and religious intolerance that have played out across Pennsylvania schools in the wake of the… Read More
Just this week, a study looking at more than 20,000 students in a state-funded preschool program in Virginia found that kids made large improvements in their alphabet recognition skills. So… Read More
York County is seeing more students who don’t speak English as a native language, but schools are finding fewer educators certified to teach them. It’s one area of shortage the… Read More
When Donald Trump was running for president, he said repeatedly that the Common Core State Standards initiative has been a “total disaster” and he would get rid of it if… Read More
School voucher programs in the nation’s capital and Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s home state of Indiana could serve as a blueprint for a Trump administration plan to use public money… Read More
On Wednesday, November 2, 2016, Governor Wolf signed into law HB1734 (Act 118). Act 118 grants a one year extension for school entities to submit to the Secretary for approval… Read More
Pennsylvania could be on the path to a ballooning, billion-dollar budget deficit, state officials said Tuesday, potentially reviving a recurring political showdown over new taxes or spending cuts.Click here for… Read More
The coming administration in Washington, D.C., may redirect billions of dollars of federal funding to charter and private schools, and that has public education advocates concerned. Click here for full… Read More
Now that the 2016 elections have come to a close, it is time for the citizens of Pennsylvania to call on our legislators to complete the jobs they were elected… Read More
While the increased tilt of the Legislature may not bode well for Democrats, it may mean the state can take another substantial whack at fixing the public pension crisis. Click… Read More