What it Costs to Educate Children in Pennsylvania, District by District
If you think it takes a lot of money to get a child ready for school, consider how much money it takes to get a school ready for a child…. Read More
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Common-Core Reading Materials Get Mixed Results in First Major Review
After analyzing dozens of K-12 math textbooks — and determining that most of the major publishers were selling subpar common-core products — the curriculum review group EdReports.org has now moved… Read More
Special Election for NAESP Representative Results Announced
The special election for the position of NAESP Representative on the PA Principals Association Board of Directors ended on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. The results were certified by Vote-Now and… Read More
National Labor Relations Board Decides Charter Schools are Private Corporations, not Public Schools
The National Labor Relations Board decided in two separate cases last week that — as far as federal labor law is concerned — charter schools are not public schools but… Read More
Parents, Dept. of Education Address Concerns with PA Core
This was the second year for the new PSSA exam which tests students in grades 3-8 in math, English, language arts and science. Matt says the new assessments are aligned… Read More
Vast Majority of Americans want Failing Schools Fixed, not Closed, Poll Finds
Results of the annual Phi Delta Kappa International poll about K-12, released Monday, reported that 84% of Americans want officials to overhaul those struggling schools in some fashion, while just… Read More
The State is the Real Culprit in the Fallout of Rising Pension Costs, not Teachers
After publishing our first story on school pensions last week, some readers felt we had blamed teachers for rising pensions costs and property taxes. In fact, we made a chart… Read More
A New School Year Brings Renewed Focus on Attendance
Chronic absence — defined as missing more than 10 percent of the school year (or just two days a month) — is one of the most destructive forces in a… Read More
PlanCon Letter Delivered to Governor
The PA Principals Association is one of six education associations that signed a letter regarding building additional capacity into the PlanCon borrowing, which was hand-delivered to the Governor on Friday,… Read More
Study: Cyber Charter Students Don’t Keep Pace with Counterparts in Regular Classrooms
A study released this summer by 50CAN, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the National Association of Charter School Organizers — typically advocates for school choice and charter… Read More