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
Governor Wolf announced Friday that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has provided guidance to schools as they begin to welcome refugee families from Ukraine with school-age children. Click here… Read More
To recognize the significant role assistant principals (APs) play in the overall academic achievement of students, The PA Principals Association, along with NAESP and NASSP celebrate National Assistant Principals Week… Read More
Key findings of a special national survey of high school students administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2021 were released Thursday. The results are one of the… Read More
The approaching end of pandemic-era school meal rules will mean fewer free school lunches for children starting this summer, advocates warn. Anti-hunger advocates say that even though schools have mostly… Read More
A state House committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to allow school districts to offer whole milk to school children. That could put districts in conflict with federal rules… Read More