The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is providing an opportunity for local education agencies (LEA) to attend a live webinar that will address the details of the winter Keystone Exams’… Read More
Every Pennsylvania certified educator is required to complete 180 credit hours of continuing professional education by the end of their respective five year compliance period in order to maintain an… Read More
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf visited Baldi Middle School in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday to tout increases in education funding and push for more. Click here for full article. Source: WHYY Newsworks,… Read More
Members of Congress will have a chance Wednesday morning to hear arguments for and against the Obama administration’s proposal for how school districts spend billions of dollars meant to educate… Read More
The concept of growth mindset — the belief that intelligence can be developed through effort — has gained considerable attention in K-12 education in recent years. To learn more about… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has received $750,963 in federal grant funding that will go towards defraying Advanced Placement test fees for low-income students. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More
On average before they graduate high school, American kids sit in class without their regular teacher for what adds up to most of a school year. But what happens if… Read More
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court sat in session in Philadelphia last week to hear a case that provides the opportunity for the court to act affirmatively on behalf of the several… Read More
Gov. Wolf, legislative leaders from both parties, and some Pennsylvania education advocates have championed Act 35, the public school funding formula that passed in June, as an important step forward… Read More
For years the United States has embarked on an effort to reform its public education system, a civic institution, that has been based on market principles and the belief that… Read More