Ex-PA Ed. Secretary Steps Down From New Post
According to an article from The Associated Press on pennlive.com: Former state education secretary has resigned as the superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district after a year on the job…. Read More
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PA House Education Committee To Hold Two Days of Hearings on Education Reform
According to a Patriot-News article (August 17, 2011, pennlive.com): A line-up of heavy hitters, including national education reform experts and staunch public education advocates, will testify before the House Education… Read More
Spring 2011 Keystone Exams Reporting Schedule
Reports and data files for the Spring 2011 Keystone Exams will be available for all participating schools and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) as follows: STUDENT DATA FILESKeystone Exam Student Data… Read More
PA To Try PA Teacher Evaluation Pilot Program
According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, federal officials, state governments and school districts from coast to coast agree that current teacher evaluations, which are usually administered by… Read More
Teacher Evaluation System
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) invites all school districts, charter schools, intermediate units and career and technical centers to join them in the development of a new teacher evaluation… Read More
Act 45 & Act 48 Moratorium Update
Act 24 of 2011 provided for a two-year suspension of the Act 45 and Act 48 continuing professional education requirements for school and system leaders and educators. The following list… Read More
School Code Update
As part of the 2011-12 state budget, Governor Tom Corbett signed into law House Bill 1352, which makes several changes to the Public School Code of 1949. Below is an… Read More
2011 Standards Aligned System Model District (SASMD) Project
The development of the Standards Aligned System (SAS) initiative has been a signature effort of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) in order to dramatically improve student achievement across the… Read More
State Board of Education Adopts Cut Scores for Keystone Exams
To raise the academic bar and ensure students achieve future success, the State Board of Education adopted cut scores [on July 20, 2011] for the Keystone Exams, which are designed… Read More
Important State Budget Links
The State Budget, HB 1485, now Act 1A of 2011, contains the appropriations for the 2011-12 state budget. Here are important links from PDE concerning the education budget: Summary of state… Read More