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
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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.
2016 Attributions for Federal and State Accountability Reporting Training Announcement
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will be offering training on the 2016 Attributions for Federal and State Accountability Reporting. This training will use the 2016 Attribution Map, discuss the… Read More
Editorial: Expand Pre-K for More Kids
For politicians, early childhood education is a case of a narrow window and a far horizon. In Pennsylvania, state legislators are too focused on that horizon. Click here for full… Read More
State K-12 Leaders Cautious in Assessing Draft ESSA Rules
Though the Obama administration got to propose — and will get to finalize — the regulations on accountability for the Every Student Succeeds Act, it will be up to the… Read More
PA House Votes for School, State Workers’ Hybrid Pension Plan
A bipartisan vote in the Pennsylvania House on Monday showed fresh momentum in efforts to change the state’s two large public-sector pension plans by directing new state and public school… Read More
2016 PA Bullying Prevention/School Climate Improvement Survey
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office for Safe Schools is conducting a short survey on the topic of bullying prevention and school climate improvement. Over 1,200 of your colleagues participated… Read More
Mapping: How PA’s New School Funding Formula Measures District Need
Pennsylvania’s new education funding formula acknowledges that 74 school districts across the commonwealth face burdens so high, that it’s as if they must serve more than double their actual student… Read More