District officials said the substitute shortage is fueled by a precipitous drop in the number of people graduating with teaching degrees — fresh recruits who typically substitute to break into… Read More
Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education unveiled new rules, explaining to states and districts how they can prove they’re spreading resources fairly between poor and less-poor schools. Click here for… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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