Seven Months Later, Optimism on Pennsylvania Budget
Pennsylvanians may be fed up with the state budget impasse, but the people sitting at the negotiating table aren’t betraying any such disgust. Click here for full article. Source: WHYY… Read More
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Report: Kids Who Took Common Core Test Online Scored Lower than Those Who Used Paper
Five million students took the new Common Core exam known as PARCC last year, most of them by logging onto a computer. But about one in five took the exam… Read More
Governor Wolf Signs SB 880
This morning, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 880 which places a two-year moratorium on using the Keystone Exams as a state graduation requirement. The bill states: “…the use of the… Read More
Pennsylvania Schools Struggle to Plan for 2016-17 Without State Budget
School districts are required under state law to submit their finalized budgets for the 2016-17 school year by June. But because the annual budgets are largely based on what districts… Read More
10 Numbers Behind the Spike in Homeless Students
Across the country, the number of homeless students grew by 8% between 2012-13 and 2013-14, compared with Pennsylvania’s 18% rise in that same time. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
Required 2015-16 PSSA Administration Training Sessions
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will conduct training sessions on the administration of the 2015-16 PSSAs. The training sessions will be presented March 7, 2016 via GoToMeeting ™ at… Read More
2016-17 Spending Plan Set to Join PA Budget Mess; Wolf to Seek $200M More for Schools
Less than a week before Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf proposes a new state spending plan, more partisan gridlock looms, and many Republican lawmakers remain firmly opposed to the higher taxes… Read More
Gov. Wolf Proposes More K-12 Funds for Next Budget
With his first state budget still incomplete, Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that his second budget address will feature a renewed call for increases in state funding for K-12 education,… Read More
Campaign for Fair Education Funding Statement on Governor Wolf’s Basic Education Funding Announcemen
HARRISBURG (February 2, 2016) – The Campaign for Fair Education Funding issued the following statement on Gov. Tom Wolf’s basic education funding budget announcement today: “We are pleased that Governor… Read More
Register Now for the Summer Leadership Summit
The PA Principals Association in conjunction with three other educational organizations will be offering an Educational Leadership Summit in State College from July 24-26, 2016. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN, but… Read More