Democrats in Harrisburg have unveiled a plan that would direct new funding towards schools after years of inadequate funding. Amid a reported $7 billion surplus and “historic” revenues in Pennsylvania,… Read More
Cyberattacks like the one that canceled classes for two days in Albuquerque’s biggest school district have become a growing threat to U.S. schools, with several high-profile incidents reported since last… Read More
Public education is facing a crisis unlike anything in decades, and it reaches into almost everything that educators do: from teaching math, to counseling anxious children, to managing the building…. Read More
Education stakeholders should take the opportunity now to “reset” practices and policies so school systems don’t backtrack to inequitable pre-pandemic systems, said U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona during a speech… Read More
A new analysis of data gathered last spring found job-related stress falling most heavily on female principals and those leading high-poverty schools. It also found that worries about social-emotional well-being… Read More
State lawmakers met with officials of Pennsylvania’s public pension funds Thursday to vet reform measures that have been introduced to increase transparency and oversight of the pension system. Thursday’s hearing… Read More
On May 22, 2008 the Pennsylvania State Board of Education (SBE) amended their bylaws to add one non-voting senior student member and one non-voting junior student member. Thus, since September… Read More
Governor Tom Wolf announced on Friday, Jan. 21 that $8 million in Safe School Targeted grants have been awarded to 303 local education agencies to help make schools safer throughout… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf came to Pittsburgh Thursday morning on a visit whose timing seemed prompted in part by his upcoming final budget speech, but even more by an effort to… Read More
There was already a growing substitute teacher shortage before COVID-19, but the pandemic now entering a third year has only turned the problem into a crisis for school districts across… Read More