Halloween is just around the corner, but there is something far scarier in the halls of the Pennsylvania State Capitol than any zombie that comes knocking on your door. While… Read More
School district enrollment levels have dramatically shifted in Pennsylvania over the past 25 years. Click here for full article. Source: WHYY Newsworks, Oct. 24, 2016.
A week after the release of new scores gauging the performance of public schools, the Pennsylvania Department of Education pulled back the report cards upon learning some of the grades… Read More
Why should you care about the pension crisis in Pennsylvania? Because just about every issue that is important to you is impacted by pensions. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More
The push to design teaching and learning around students’ distinctive academic needs, and even their personal interests, is no longer only happening in pockets of experimentation around the country. This… Read More
The 2016 Arts and Education Symposium will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg Convention Center. Program and registration information are available here. Artwork: Student… Read More
Late Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) was alerted to a data accuracy issue with the PVAAS scores, which are part of the school performance profile (SPP) growth measure…. Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced Wednesday it is pulling the academic data from its school performance profile report card website for further review. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More
The state education agencies in New York and Pennsylvania this week announced that they are narrowing the focus for their ESSA plans after receiving feedback from the public. Click here… Read More
Massachusetts’ 23-year-old charter school experiment has long enjoyed bipartisan support. Just a few months ago, polls showed Democrats and Republicans alike supported an upcoming ballot measure that would allow for… Read More