School food directors and nutrition advocates lobbied lawmakers on Capitol Hill to include an extension of the waivers in the omnibus spending bill that President Biden signed last week. But… Read More
ATTENTION PA PRINCIPALS MEMBERS: Your e-Ballot for the 2022 PA Principals Association Election will be sent to you via e-mail from Vote-Now on Monday, March 28th. The election will end… Read More
Although buildings are currently open, a national staffing crisis has presented new challenges. For years, Pennsylvania has seen a decline in graduates entering the education field. Now, some teachers are considering leaving… Read More
What it means to be an “equity-centered principal” and what such school leaders should be doing on a day-to-day basis continue to bedevil the field. Click here for full article…. Read More
The intense amount of work teachers are doing to support students through the pandemic is not sustainable. So, in the face of persistent staff shortages and curriculum controversies, principals across… Read More
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