Pennsylvania’s top health official wants to see major changes to how schools collect and enforce vaccination requirements. Click here for the full article. (Subscription may be required.) Source: Beaver County Times, Sept…. Read More
Educators across Pennsylvania, starting this year, will be trained to recognize signs of depression, self-injury, low self-esteem and other risk factors of teen suicide. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
The Campaign for Fair Education Funding (CFEF) has issued a report today, “Lifting All Students, Why Pennsylvania Must Act Now to Fairly Fund Public Education and Secure Our Future,” demonstrating… Read More
The scores from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment tests given in the spring won’t be used for federal accountability or teacher evaluation under a new one-year waiver granted by… Read More
Over the past few weeks, as the start of the academic year approached, school districts across the nation scrambled to fill teacher vacancies, sparking warnings about shortages of qualified personnel…. Read More
As a result of our recent name change, we are reminding members and others to be sure to add the @paprincipals.org domain name to your personal and district Safe Sender… Read More
The Pennsylvania Principals Association will hold an Aspiring Principals Workshop, Previewing the Principalship, from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2015 (in conjunction with its state conference)… Read More
As you are now likely aware, yesterday the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced a one-year pause in the use of the state’s School Performance Profile (SPP). We are delighted with… Read More
After months of planning and preparation, PAESSP will now be known as the Pennsylvania Principals Association (the new logo is shown below). It is the same great organization with excellent… Read More
As the budget debate persists in Harrisburg, school districts in the Pittsburgh region lean on loans and reserves to fund their schools without money from the state. Click here for… Read More