These pandemic years are rough on educators. Some days they want to quit, overwhelmed with exhaustion, grief, stress and controversy. Other days, though, from out of nowhere comes one of… Read More
Pennsylvania educators, school administrators and state officials testified during a House Education Committee hearing on teacher shortages. Collectively, they emphasized that a thinning workforce didn’t occur suddenly, but that the… Read More
The Pennsylvania House and Senate Education committees voted Tuesday to urge a regulatory panel to reject proposed charter school regulations drafted by the Wolf administration. The proposed regulations establish minimum… Read More
A top Pennsylvania education official said Tuesday the supply of new teachers has reached a “breaking point” because of plummeting numbers of young adults going into the field and the… Read More
Not only will universal school meals come to a screeching halt this summer, but schools will also lose flexibilities and increased reimbursement rates that USDA provided through other waivers to help district… Read More
As schools across the country suffer from crippling teacher and staff shortages, districts are trying to adapt. Employment in public K-12 schools nationally is still down thousands of teachers and… Read More
A landmark trial over how Pennsylvania funds its public schools is wrapping up today. For months, lawyers have traded objections, motions, and high-level arguments. But what has it been like… Read More
School principals interviewed by K-12 Dive say they are expanding learning opportunities and student and staff mental health supports using ESSER dollars for such varying and diverse initiatives as hiring… Read More
Matthew D. Crater, Assistant Principal of Haverford Middle School (grades 6-8) in The School District of Haverford Township (Havertown, PA), has been named Pennsylvania’s Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year… Read More
State and school officials issued a call for action Friday, pointing to declines in state standardized test scores as evidence that Pennsylvania’s students suffered learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More