Rules change appears to have inflated success rate of some charter schools. A review of PSSA math and reading scores shows charter schools outperformed traditional public schools in 2012. That’ss… Read More
The administrator online application closes on October 12, 2012.The Olweus trainer scholarship candidate application is due October 19, 2012. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Office of Safe Schools is… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will be offering the following opportunities to participate in a webinar on accommodations for the PSSA and Keystone Exams: Oct. 31, 2012 from… Read More
To recognize the essential role that principals play in preparing today’ss students for the challenges of tomorrow, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the National Association of Elementary… Read More
In an effort to provide additional support to the Commonwealth’s PK-20 education system, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has contracted with Parchment Inc. to implement the Pennsylvania Electronic Student… Read More
In his 17 years as executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials, Jay Himes can’st recall a time of bigger cuts in education than last year and… Read More
A great resource – for each county in Pennsylvania, your state senators and state representatives along with their contact information, committee assignments and the school districts that they represent, are… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is providing the following training opportunity: GETTING READY for the 2013 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone Exam. Assessment specialists from the… Read More
The Board of Directors of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) has named Thomas J. Gentzel as its next executive director. Gentzel is the executive director of the Pennsylvania School… Read More
According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, public schools and school districts across the state got hit with a one-two punch when statewide test scores were released Friday…. Read More