Carolyn Dumaresq agreed to become the state Department of Education’s third administrator in four months — but with an end date in mind, she said. Dumaresq, 66, a lifelong educator… Read More
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Dr. Paul M. Healey, PA Principals Association executive director-elect, attended the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee hearing on Common Core held on Thursday, August 29, 2013. The Senate Education Committee held… Read More
After Gov. Tom Corbett requested and received acting Education Secretary William Harner’s resignation, he named a one-time state teachers union executive director as Harner’s replacement. Corbett chose Carolyn Dumaresq, Ed.D.,… Read More
Less than three months after being named as acting state Education Secretary, two sources have confirmed that William Harner is being forced out of the post in Gov. Tom Corbett’s… Read More
The 45th edition of the PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools has been released. Conducted annually by PDK International in conjunction with Gallup, the poll is… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Standards Aligned System (SAS) Institute is scheduled for December 8 through December 11, 2013, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, Pa…. Read More
Governor Tom Corbett has announced that the U.S. Department of Education has approved the state’s No Child Left Behind waiver request that will help make our Pennsylvania’s public schools better… Read More
Pennsylvania’s Special Education Annual Performance Report and State Performance Plan Now Available – See more at: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=7234&PageID=1005857&mode=2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_hhs/pde/single_web/no_workflow_requried/news_and_media/articles/pennsylvania_s_special_education_annual_performance_report_and_state_performance_plan_now_available.html#sthash.ag8zzHdv.dpuf
An email will soon be sent to districts from PDE that will include a link for you to access data used in the development of the Pennsylvania School Performance Profile… Read More