When Alle-Kiski Valley school superintendents evaluate their principals’ performance this year, student achievement will be half the equation. This school year, the principals’ performance will be evaluated through a set… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW), is working on its State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report. The State Performance Plan/Annual Performance… Read More
Almost a year since the state bungled its disclosure of school performance profiles, Pennsylvania lacks an official release date for its latest batch, Department of Education spokesman Tim Eller said… Read More
The American public has sharpened its belief that the federal government should not play a dominant role in public education, with a majority saying they simply do not support initiatives… Read More
PA Principals Association proudly partnered with PDE on a new initiative known as Pennsylvania Learns. PA Learns combines the latest technologies with rich and relevant content and offers educators a… Read More
A former state lawmaker with a reputation for consensus-building will manage a newly formed, non-partisan campaign to address one of Pennsylvania’s most important and challenging issues: the funding of its… Read More
Ron Tomalis is resigning from his nearly $140,000 job as Gov. Tom Corbett’s special adviser on higher education. The move, announced Tuesday and effective Aug. 26, comes after weeks of pressure on… Read More
PA Principals Association is currently accepting nominations for High School Principal of the Year, Middle Level Principal of the Year and Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year awards. These are… Read More
Rep. Glen Grell’s pension reform idea that would impact future state and school employees would produce savings that range between $27 billion and $30.5 billion savings for the two state pension funds… Read More
Pennsylvania is not alone in its public pension problems. Other states have struggled as well. Nationwide, total debt facing state pension plans is $915 billion, according to the Public Sector Retirement… Read More