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Researchers say homeless students continue to go under-identified in Pennsylvania

But according to a new report from Research for Action, Pennsylvania still falls below the national average when it comes to identifying students experiencing homelessness in the first place. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More

Pennsylvania lawmakers hold hearing on protecting students from school violence

Amid an uptick in threats of school violence, state lawmakers with the House Education Committee held a hearing about better-protecting students and teachers. Click here for full article. Source: Fox… Read More

Schools in PA and NJ are getting money for electric school buses

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the School District of Philadelphia is getting nearly $17 million in federal grant and rebate funding to buy electric school buses. And the… Read More

PA announces $56.5 million in grant funding to combat gun violence and create more afterschool and out-of-school opportunities for kids

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) invited organizations to apply for $56.5 million in state grant funding under PCCD’s existing VIP grant program and the first-ever Building Opportunity through… Read More

AI in Education in 2024 — Educators express mixed feelings on the technology’s future

How best to leverage generative AI in the classroom is one of the most important technology questions facing K–12 education. To answer it, school IT professionals can review a snapshot… Read More

COVID money countdown — Schools exhaust pandemic aid as federal help winds down

Schools can seek an extension to spend their remaining aid until March 2026. But that won’t give them more time to officially decide how to use it — leaving some… Read More

With school threats increasing, school resource officers patrol the front lines

New state legislation will require all school districts to employ at least one security person for their district by 2025-26. Superintendent John Kreider said the state, through its Commission on… Read More

Thirteen Pennsylvania schools named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools, eight from Pittsburgh region

“The 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools are raising the bar for our nation’s students, serving as models for effective teaching and intentional collaboration in their schools and communities,” U.S. Secretary… Read More

Student teachers across the commonwealth to receive critical stipends

After Gov. Shapiro and legislators secured double the amount of funding for the new PA Student Teacher Support Program in the 2024-25 budget, more than 2,000 student teachers across Pennsylvania… Read More

Are schools communicating their AI policies to students well enough?

A majority of teens — 70% — have used at least one kind of generative artificial intelligence tool, according to a survey released Wednesday by Common Sense Media. Click here for… Read More