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
The Obama administration Tuesday called for an end to corporal punishment in states and school districts that continue to allow the practice. Click here for full article. Source: Associated Press,… Read More
Join NASSP, NAESP and the PA Principals Association next summer at the 2017 National Principals Conference in Philadelphia, PA, from July 9-11. Click on the link below to view a… Read More
In less than two years, Gov. Wolf has presided over a state that has legalized medical marijuana, broken the state-run monopoly on the sale of wine, increased funding for public… Read More
Pension reform. Perhaps we can begin a not-so-subliminal advertising campaign featuring the words “pension reform” sprinkled strategically throughout any and all written discourse. Click here for full article. Source: LancasterOnline,… Read More