Article XVI-C of the Public School Code requires the disclosure of interscholastic athletic opportunities for all public secondary school entities in Pennsylvania. All school entities with grades 7-12 are required… Read More
A ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court says the state constitution doesn’t give people a right to privacy when it comes to their home addresses,clarifying what has been a major… Read More
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has partnered with a company called School Leadership Briefing to develop a series of informative audio-casts on the power of mentors for… Read More
Michael E. Allison, principal of Hopewell Senior High School, a past PA Principals Association president and a current NASSP board member, participated in a panel discussion called, “Focus on Education:… Read More
On Oct. 24, 2012, Governor Tom Corbett signed into law Act 151 of 2012 resulting in sweeping changes to Pennsylvania’s existing Child Labor Law. The Act which took effect on… Read More
Governor Tom Corbett, joined by members of the General Assembly, along with education and business leaders, talked today [Feb. 12] about reinvesting proceeds from the sale of the state liquor… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has received an unprecedented number of communications from schools/districts concerning student use of cell phones during the administration of the Keystone Exams. This following… Read More
Margaret S. (Peg) Foster, a past president of PA Principals Association and an elementary principal in the Crestwood School District, has been appointed by the PA Principals Association president to… Read More
Pursuant to Act 85 of 2012, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has published the list of low-achieving schools in which students, who live within the schools’ boundaries, may be… Read More
The PA House of Representatives approved HB 19, following earlier approval from the Appropriations Committee. The bill requires school districts to incorporate an age-appropriate child exploitation awareness education program into… Read More