Opinion: Let’s Get Serious About Paying for Quality Pre-K
If you live in Philadelphia and watch the news, you’ve probably heard about the newly approved sugary-drink tax, and you likely heard that most of this new revenue will go… Read More
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Social-Emotional Learning: States Collaborate to Craft Standards, Policies
Eight states, including Pennsylvania, will work collaboratively to create and implement plans to encourage social-emotional learning in their schools, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning announced this month…. Read More
NAESP Announces the Retirement of its Current Executive Director and its Search for a New Executive
NAESP President Dr. Steven Geis today announced that Gail Connelly, Executive Director of NAESP since 2007, has announced her retirement following a planned transition and search for a new Executive Director…. Read More
Would School District Consolidation Work Today?
About 50 years ago, the public education landscape in Pennsylvania went through a major overhaul, perhaps the largest since universal public education was introduced in the commonwealth in 1834. A pair… Read More
Editorial: State Pension System is a Ticking Time Bomb
The state Legislature not only has failed, but has refused to reform state pension systems that have become a festering rip-off of Pennsylvania taxpayers. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More
With PA Lawmakers in Recess, Several High-Profile Bills Left in Limbo
When state lawmakers returned to their home districts last week after completing the 2016-17 budget, several high-profile bills were left in limbo. Among them are pension reform, updates to the… Read More
ADHD Now Classified as a Specific Disability Under Federal Civil Rights Law
The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidelines aimed at preventing schools from discriminating against the growing numbers of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Click here for full article…. Read More
Three Challenges as Hands-On, DIY Culture Moves into Schools
Take a look this summer inside some of America’s garages, museums and libraries and you’ll see that the “maker movement” is thriving. But the maker movement faces some big hurdles as… Read More
Cyber Debate Reignites in Harrisburg
A festering dispute over the state’s 13 cyber schools, their funding and students’ sagging test scores has reignited in Harrisburg and will continue into the fall. Click here for full… Read More
In Erie, a Microcosm of Pennsylvania’s Struggle for Education Equity
Urban school districts in Pennsylvania face a particularly cruel logic. They serve the poorest, most needy students, yet, when it comes to state funding per pupil, most of them don’t make… Read More