What the New NAEP Test Scores Really Tell Us
Newly released 2015 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, for high school seniors paints a dismal picture of student progress, assuming you put stock in test… Read More
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Digital Principal of the Year Program Application – Now Available
The 2017 NASSP Digital Principal of the Year (DPOY) program application is now available. The DPOY program honors three National Association of Secondary School Principal (NASSP) member principals who exhibit… Read More
Fairview Students Stand Out for Education
Brynn Gleason is standing up for education funding by standing out. Working with Fairview SD (Erie Co.) administrators, the 17-year-old Fairview High School junior organized Stand Out for Education, an effort… Read More
Opinion: Broken PA Charter School Law Must be Fixed
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently said our state has the nation’s worst charter school law. As Democratic chairman of the House Education Committee, I agree. Click here for full… Read More
Sticker Shock? Figuring out the Cost of Potential ESSA Spending Rules
So you may have read that a team of negotiators hashing out regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act did not reach an agreement about “supplement-not-supplant” language. That’s shorthand for… Read More
Bill Would Fund Schools Through Another Budget Impasse
The next state budget is not due for two months, but after last year’s gridlock, legislators on Monday took a step toward preventing a repeat of the stalemate that kept… Read More
Pennsylvania has Underfunded Schools, U.S. Education Official Says
Pennsylvania isn’t pulling its weight when it comes to funding education, U.S. Secretary of Education John King said Monday. Click here for full article. Source: Beaver County Times, May 3,… Read More
Public School Advocates Call for Bigger Investment in Education
With the 2016-17 state budget-making season now upon us, a coalition of advocates from across Pennsylvania came to the state Capitol to call on lawmakers to increase the state’s investment… Read More
Mark Your Calendar for NASSP’s Upcoming ESSA Webinar on May 12!
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) will hold a webinar, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title IV Provisions, on May 12, 2016 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. (ET). The presenters… Read More
Rally Day for Fair Education Funding
The PA Principals Association, along with hundreds of parents, students, teachers and school and community leaders from across the state rallied today for fair education funding at the state Capitol… Read More