In their annual State of Education report, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators found that nearly 30,000 fewer students enrolled in public schools this past… Read More
The PA Principals Association’s 2022 election was completed today at 10 a.m. (Monday, April 11, 2022) for Regional Representatives. The results were certified by Vote-Now, approved by the 2022 Nominations… Read More
Rural students enter kindergarten with higher levels of achievement in math and reading than their non-rural peers and also grow slightly more during the school year — but then they… Read More
In a visit to Chestnutwold Elementary School in the School District of Haverford Township, the Department of Education says it highlighted the importance of education funding and Governor Wolf’s ongoing… Read More
More than 40% of school districts and charter school organizations plan to fund tutoring and academic coaching using their federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, according to a new report… Read More
A statewide tip line created as a way to prevent school shootings and violence has most often been used to report another crisis: student mental health issues, according to the… Read More
A bipartisan bill introduced by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and co-sponsored by 50 other senators would keep universal school meals in place through September 30,… Read More
More than a third of high school students reported experiencing poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 44% saying they persistently felt sad or hopeless in the past year,… Read More
The Biden administration is offering new grant funding and other resources to help school districts plan sorely-needed investments in the nation’s dilapidated school buildings and buses — though the offerings… Read More
As the COVID-19 pandemic eases its grip on education, local homeless students have yet to return to a normal school day. The severe region-wide shortage of bus drivers, which started… Read More