HARRISBURG — Last summer, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a budget that acknowledged a roughly $4.5 billion “adequacy gap” to properly fund the commonwealth’s poorest schools, and pledged to fill it using… Read More
Laura S. Tobias, Principal of State College Area High School in the State College Area School District, has been named Pennsylvania’s 2025 Principal of the Year (at the secondary level)… Read More
Miguel Cardona, the nation’s 12th education secretary, said he’s most proud of the work that focused on instruction and put more resources in schools. Click here for full article. Source: K-12 DIVE,… Read More
The innovative programs divides children in grades 3 to 6 into small cohorts that stay together until they graduate to middle school. Click here for full article. Source: K-12 DIVE, DIVE… Read More
California Area is part of the Western Pennsylvania Learning 2025 Alliance, a regional cohort of school districts working together with support from The Grable Foundation and the national School Superintendents… Read More
Leaders of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly finalized appointments this week on which members of the House and Senate will serve as committee chairs in the 2025-26 Legislative Session. Click here for… Read More
A newly signed federal law calls on federal agencies to update a report on the challenges faced by youth with autism when transitioning from school-based services into adulthood. Click here… Read More
The State of Pennsylvania has launched a $4.2 million grant program to combat the teacher shortage. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration allocated the funds to create a Certified Teacher Registered Apprenticeship… Read More
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Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives found itself again facing a potential swearing-in day dilemma Tuesday, though lawmakers found early bipartisan compromises after a medical emergency kept one member from attending the… Read More