Ranking Senator Urges Some Kind of Pension Overhaul
The president pro tempore of the state Senate began his eighth year in the position with a call to action for some kind of public pension system overhaul. Over the… Read More
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PA Principal To Attend US Army All American Bowl
Michael Allison, principal of Hopewell High School in Aliquippa, PA, is attending the US Army All American Bowl Game in San Antonio, TX as a community leader and guest of… Read More
NAESP Releases Two Surveys of Principals on Common Core State Standards Initiative
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) released two surveys that examine principals’ views of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative, as well as their preparation and ongoing… Read More
Acting Secretary of Education Announces Updates to School Performance Profile
Acting Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq today announced that the School Performance Profile website has been updated to include scores for the more than 620 schools that had their information… Read More
House Passes Educator Discipline Bill
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 34, legislation that amends the Professional Educator Discipline Act to establish a comprehensive system to be used to investigate and discipline professional… Read More
Give Corbett an “F”
Well, the man’s got nerve, I’ll give you that. Since kicking off his re-election bid here in Pittsburgh last month (see “A Week of Action”), Governor Corbett has been touring… Read More
Corbett Administration Moving Too Fast on Keystone Exams, Stack Tells Senate
On the floor of the state Senate today, Sen. Mike Stack criticized the Corbett administration for ignoring education and community leaders who believe implementation of the controversial Keystone Exams will… Read More
PA House Debates Economic Furloughs at Schools
Pennsylvania public schools would have wider latitude to furlough employees during tough economic times and would not have to start with the least senior workers under proposals that were debated… Read More
State Legislators Look Ahead to Pension Reform
One down, two to go. When 2013 began, Gov. Tom Corbett identified three items that were crucial to getting the state on the right track — a new transportation funding… Read More
Dr. William T. Ziegler Named President of State Principals’ Association
November 15, 2013 TO: News Editor/News Director CONTACT: Sheri L. Thompson, Director of Communications Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals122 Valley RoadP.O. Box… Read More