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
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
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
Pennsylvania needs to take a crash course in school funding fairness. That’s one conclusion drawn from the 2016 National Report Card (NRC), which gave the Keystone State a “D” for… Read More
New state legislation allows diabetic students to manage their own care during school, but not all public school officials are ready to jump into the program. Click here for… Read More