Editorial: The Drama Continues Even as State Budget Impasse Concludes
Pennsylvania’s budget impasse has come to an end. A $30 billion spending plan is in place. So we can stop talking about it, right? We’re afraid not. Click here… Read More
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Celebrate National Assistant Principals Week, April 11–15
Please join NASSP and others around the country in celebrating 2016’s National Assistant Principals Week, April 11–15! As in years past, NASSP is offering activities and services to help you honor… Read More
Opinion: Lawmakers Need Mandatory Training, Not School Board Members
House Bill 1906, which mandates training for new school directors during their first year in office, has it backwards. Click here for full article. Source: York Daily Record, April 1,… Read More
Standardized-Testing Opponents Predict Increase in Opt-Outs
The number of Southwest Pennsylvania parents who elect to exclude their children from the annual PSSA tests has been increasing during the past few years, and opt-out supporters say that… Read More
Area School Districts Stock Opioid Overdose Antidote Narcan
Someone overdosing on heroin at school may not be on many parents’ minds, but more Western Pennsylvania districts are starting to stock an overdose antidote. Click here for full article…. Read More
The Budget Impasse is Over, but Schools are Still in the Dark Over Funds
School leaders in Pennsylvania waited almost nine months for a state budget. Now a $30 billion spending plan is in place, but they are still waiting. Click here for full article…. Read More
Pa’s School Funding Crisis Had No Winners, but a Few Heroes: Nathan Mains
There was a collective sigh of relief and some celebration last week when Gov. Tom Wolf let what’s left of the 2015-16 state budget lapse into law without his signature… Read More
Parental/Guardian Rights Afforded Under Chapter 4
From Matthew Stem, Deputy Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: As we approach the PSSA and spring Keystone testing windows, I’d like to offer a reminder to all LEAs… Read More
Opinion: The Good News is that We Have a budget; Bad news, We Still Have a Budget Problem
So what do we mean when we say “Kicking the can down the road”? In the latest chapter of Pennsylvania’s ongoing impasse over the state budget, the legislature was doing the… Read More
National News: New Education Secretary: Bold Agenda. Just 10 months to Get it Done
John B. King Jr. talks about his priorities for a tenure that may be short-lived: implementing the new education law, high-quality preschool and college access, to name a few. Click… Read More