Recently, we published a story that analyzed the effects of the dramatic enrollment swings that have taken place in Pennsylvania school districts over the past 25 years. The interactive graphic… Read More
The Pennsylvania House has approved a bill that would give Pennsylvania’s vocational students alternatives to passing the Keystone Exam for graduation. Click here for full article. Source: Tribune Democrat, Oct…. Read More
A study published in the Review of Educational Research today suggests that school climate is something educators and communities should prioritize — especially as a way to bridge the elusive… Read More
A scoring error in the 2016 school report cards has been corrected and this information that helps parents and taxpayers track the performance of their local schools is once again… Read More
Lawmakers left town Thursday without finishing pension reform, but they did complete a furry of bills including a controversial measure that shields the identities of police involved in shootings. Click… Read More
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