More monies will be designed for block grants with school districts having to determine how those monies will be spent. While the governor has indicated $100 million more will be… Read More
Governor Tom Corbett is slated to present his 2012-13 state budget proposal before a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Following the… Read More
The Center on Education Policy (CEP) recently released a new report that examines states’ efforts to transition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in math and English language arts…. Read More
NOTE: Locations of Live Presentation Sites Have Changed The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) will conduct training sessions on the administration of the 2012 PSSA… Read More
For Immediate Release Contact:Leisl Moriarty, NASSP703-860-7308 moriartyl@nassp.org January 23, 2012 Louis Angelo Named Pennsylvania Assistant Principal of the Year Upper St. Clair High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Louis Angelo, assistant principal… Read More
Last week, Education Week published Quality Counts 2012, its annual report card for the nation and individual states for education performance. Pennsylvania ranked 7th in the nation for K-12 achievement… Read More
U.S. Rep. Todd Platts, R-York, announced [this afternoon] he will not seek a seventh term in office. Click here for full story.Source: pennlive.com, Jan. 17, 2012.
Applications are currently being accepted for two of the former Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools, the PA School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University and the University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars… Read More
In October 2011, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced that it would participate in the pilot year of Green Ribbon Schools, which was created by the U.S. Department of… Read More
Governor Tom Corbett announced that Pennsylvania has been awarded $41,326,299 under the federally-funded “Race to the Top” grant program. The funding will be used to supplement the state’s support of… Read More