On February 3, 2016, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 880 into law. In addition to delaying the use of Keystone Exams or the Project Based Assessments as graduation requirements until… Read More
Join the Campaign for Fair Education Funding on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, to ask your legislators to put students first by making a significant new investment in public education and… Read More
Some school districts across the midstate are still waiting on tens of millions in state dollars. Click here for full article. Source: WITF, March 4, 2016.
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services warned on Thursday it could downgrade Pennsylvania’s AA-minus general obligation and other ratings by the end of March if the state’s structural budget imbalance is… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education (Department of Education) today announced negotiators for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Click here for full article. Source: NSBA website, March… Read More
Greensburg Salem SD (Westmoreland Co.) has enough money in the bank to last until June, but emergency funding from the state has slowed to a trickle. If the state’s budget impasse… Read More
The redesigned SAT college entrance exam that debuts nationally Saturday is getting good reviews from some of the students who took it early this week. Click here for full article…. Read More
Sprinkled throughout the newly reauthorized version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act are references to an instructional strategy that supporters think has enormous potential for reaching learners with diverse… Read More
The Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) will hold a professional development program for school administrators in April. The 2016 Education Congress, “The Myths of Creativity: The Truth about How… Read More
From Your Executive Director, Dr. Paul Healey: US DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION releases FAQs on Transitioning to ESSA. Click here.