Eight K-12 trends to watch in 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic continued disrupting K-12 in 2021, even as schools were largely able to return to in-person learning in an attempt to regain some semblance of normalcy. Returns to… Read More
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Gov. Tom Wolf heads into last budget season with flush state coffers
Pennsylvania is sitting on a fat budget reserve, a healthy and growing surplus, and billions in unspent federal coronavirus relief cash. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, about to deliver his eighth… Read More
PA Principals Association Podcast – “3 in a Quarter” – Jan. 15, 2022!
We are excited to announce the launch of “3 in a Quarter,” the PODCAST of the PA Principals Association. “3 in a Quarter” will be released twice a month and… Read More
New CDC quarantine guidance concerns some school stakeholders
Federal health guidelines that were updated this week to reduce the recommended amount of time asymptomatic COVID-19 patients need to spend in quarantine could soon lead to schools changing their… Read More
New Research Highlights Increased Demands of the Principalship Due to Crises of 2020-2021
NAESP and the NAESP Foundation today released the second brief in the Leaders We Need Now (LWNN) research series titled Evolution of the Principalship: Leaders Explain How the Profession Is… Read More
Pennsylvania Senate aims to bar school COVID-19 vaccine rule
The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate on Monday approved legislation to prevent school children from being required to get a COVID-19 vaccination to attend school. The bill passed on party lines, 28-21, and goes… Read More
Bill requiring public schools to post course information online wins Senate approval but it lacks Gov. Tom Wolf’s support
The state Senate put its stamp of approval on a bill that would require all public schools to post online information about the educational materials they use in classrooms. Click… Read More
Order requiring Pa. school students to wear face masks is invalid, state Supreme Court says
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled late Friday that an order that has kept the state’s schoolchildren masked for months must be voided. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive, Dec…. Read More
This Intensive Internship Helps Principals Get Ready For the Job
What if future principals spent a year or two working as a principal-in-training, learning the nuts and bolts of school leadership under the tutelage of a mentor principal before taking… Read More
NASSP survey suggests looming ‘mass exodus’ of principals
A survey conducted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals reveals the pandemic, political tensions and limited guidance could contribute to a “mass exodus of principals,” the organization said… Read More