PSSA Update
The following link will take you to a zip file of the documents referenced in the PennLink sent by Deputy Secretary Stem earlier today [and also posted on the PA… Read More
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PA Principals Association Recognized for Promoting Advocacy
The message below was sent by JoAnn Bartoletti, executive director of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), recognizing Pennsylvania (and Illinois) for our influence in regards to the… Read More
2015 PSSA Data
Dear Colleague, Today you will be receiving the student data files for the 2015 PSSA, and I want to assure you that we at the Department of Education understand the… Read More
Quality Early Learning Can Avert Lifetime Damage Caused by Extreme Childhood Stress
Quality early learning programs can improve the health and lifetime success of children exposed to extreme stress in their early years. In childhood, fleeting stress can be positive, helping children… Read More
Put Kids First, Not Gas Companies
Pennsylvania legislators get a one-sided picture at a hearing on shale-gas taxes
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Congress has finally taken significant action to enact a full reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – also known as the No Child Left Behind Act –… Read More
Principals Support the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177)
Congress has taken significant action to enact a full reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – currently known as the No Child Left Behind Act. Earlier this… Read More
2014-2015 Assessment Information
This week, the State Board of Education approved the new PSSA cut scores for our students as the next step in a process that began several years ago. Now, as… Read More
Congress Might Finally Overhaul No Child Left Behind. Here’s What That Means For Kids
The No Child Left Behind Act, a George W. Bush-era law that expired in 2007, may finally be on its way to becoming fully defunct. On Tuesday, the Senate debated… Read More
NSBA Applauds Lawmakers for Promising Movement Toward No Child Left Behind Rewrite
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) commends the U.S. Congress for taking up the outdated No Child Left Behind law. As debate commenced today for floor action of the Senate’s Every Child Achieves… Read More