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
Dr. Melissa D. Patschke, principal of Upper Providence Elementary School in Royersford, Pa., was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP).
As a result of Act 82 and Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness System, significant changes to the Pennsylvania Information Management Systems (PIMS) application are required. The proposed enhancements to the PIMS application… Read More
The opportunity for eligible schools to join the Pennsylvania Electronic Student Transcripts and Records System (PA eSTARS) at no cost has been extended through Dec. 31, 2013. PA eSTARS is… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is hosting a webinar for school administrators on the Project Based Assessment system.This webinar will provide LEAs with an understanding of Project Based Assessments,… Read More