School District to Borrow Millions Due to PA Budget Impasse
The Philadelphia SD will be forced to borrow millions of dollars to meet payroll through the end of the year because of the state budget impasse, officials said yesterday. Click… Read More
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Phillips-Hill Pension Bill Gains Bipartisan Support
When Rep. Kristin Phillips-Hill would bring up the topic, even some of her fellow state legislators didn’t know that employees of an association that lobbies lawmakers on behalf of school… Read More
October is National Bullying Prevention Month!
The list below are activities your school(s) may utilize in recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month: The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office for Safe Schools bullying prevention website contains resources… Read More
The Education for Homeless Youth Basic Education Circular (BEC) Has Been Revised
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announces the revision of the Basic Education Circular (BEC) and the Child Accounting Guidelines. Section VII of the Education for Homeless Youth BEC has… Read More
Advance Registration Closed for PA Principals Conference
Advance registration is closed as of 8 a.m. today, 10/14/15, for the PA Principals Conference at The Penn Stater (10/18-10/20). From this point, all registrations must be done on site…. Read More
Commentary: Schools Aren’t Failing, Government Is
Lincoln Charter School in York has about 750 students and 100 staff, who have agreed to take only half their salaries while the state budget standoff continues. Click here for… Read More
Recruiting Panelists for NAESP’s National Panel of New Principals
The National Association of Elementary School Principal’s (NAESP) premier program, the National Panel of New Principals, is up and running for the 2015-16 year and is actively recruiting panelists. Now… Read More
PIAA Votes to Expand Classifications in Football and Other Sports
Thirty members of the PIAA board of directors came together Wednesday in Mechanicsburg, Pa., for a meeting. They should have arrived in bulldozers. Click here for full article. Source: Pittsburgh… Read More
PA House Rejects Gov. Wolf’s Proposal to Raise Taxes on Personal Income, Gas Drilling
The Pennsylvania state budget impasse seems sure to drag on after the House on Wednesday rejected Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed tax increases and the Democratic governor refused Republican demands that… Read More
‘We Hope They Don’t Go into Their Rooms and Close Their Doors,’ School Officials Say After Wolf Tax
Eric Eshbach and Michael O’Brien deal with prepubescent temper tantrums all the time. And that actually might be easier than dealing with the fall-out from Pennsylvania’s budget impasse, which turns 100… Read More