Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday delivered his final budget, seeking to cement his education legacy by pumping nearly $2 billion in new funding for education as well as trimming business… Read More
A nationwide teacher shortage combined with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the daily work of finding enough people that much more daunting. All too often, deals… Read More
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Perkiomen Valley School District to keep masking in place, granting a preliminary injunction sought by parents of children with disabilities that put them… Read More
As supply chain and staffing woes persist for school meal programs, school nutrition advocates are urging Congress to extend the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s authority to issue child nutrition waivers… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf is preparing to pitch his eighth and last budget proposal to lawmakers, as the Democrat pushes Republicans to spend more federal pandemic aid now and Wolf looks… Read More
The problem is that, according to USDA guidance, “a virtual academy, whether administered by the state or the school district, is not eligible to participate in the [National School Lunch Program… Read More
Nearly 20% of Pennsylvania superintendents left their jobs last year. That number goes up to 25% at the national level, according to the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, in a… Read More
Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts are at a ‘critical juncture,’ as they head into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and need ‘predictable, consistent, and sustainable’ funding from the state… Read More
Teachers are “wearing more hats than we ever thought possible,” Nina Esposito-Visgitis testified Tuesday during a Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing. Educators also serve as counselors, security aides, therapists, referees, surrogate parents,… Read More
This month, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will deliver his eighth and final budget address to a joint session of the legislature. Such speeches are usually a time for governors to… Read More