Commentary: Long-Term Budget Issues Plague States
Less than two weeks to go in the fiscal year, and Pennsylvania is still without a new budget. Click here for full article. Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 21, 2016.
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NAESP to Hold ESSA Webinar – June 28, 2016
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) will hold a webinar, “THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA): WHAT EVERY PRINCIPAL SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE LAW’S ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS,” on Tuesday,… Read More
Principals’ Lobby Day at the State Capitol – June 21, 2016!
PA Principals Association members and staff rallied today at the Capitol in support of important education issues including fair education funding, the revision of Act 82 and the pension crisis… Read More
Legislature to Vote this Week on New Budget
The Legislature could begin voting this week on a budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Click here for full article. Source: Allentown Morning Call, June 20,… Read More
PA House Returns to Session Facing Fiscal-Year Deadline
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives returned to session Monday as the fiscal-year deadline ticked down and a vote on the state’s largest expansion of gambling in a decade loomed while… Read More
More Testing, Less Play: Study Finds Higher Expectations for Kindergartners
Schools seem to be expecting more of their youngest students academically, while giving them less time to spend in self-directed and creative play. A big new study provides the first national,… Read More
Pennsylvania Faces Another Budget Deadline
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled Legislature are heading into the final stretch to approve an on-time budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year that begins July 1. Click here… Read More
Editorial: Pennsylvania Must Get Pension Reform Right
It’s crucial that the state take meaningful steps to correct a problem that is costing taxpayers dearly. Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required.) Source: Reading Eagle, June… Read More
Substitute Teachers are the New Endangered Species
Those perfect spring Fridays — cerulean skies, temperatures in the 70s — are exactly the kind of days that Dan Nerelli has come to dread. That’s because Nerelli, assistant superintendent for… Read More
PA Principals Association To Begin New Fiscal Year – 7/1/16
The 2016-17 membership year begins July 1, 2016. There will be NO increase in PA Principals Association dues for 2016-2017.