Interim Acting Secretary of Education Angela Fitterer today announced that Leon Smith, an educator at Haverford Township School District, has been named the 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. The… Read More
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Education promotes the use of individualized behavioral assessments and support plans for students with and without disabilities to help schools address problem behaviors… Read More
Some local schools are looking into getting a therapy dog while others already have one. Click here for full article. Source: Fox News 56, December 3, 2024.
The department asks schools to have well-thought-out policies on the matter, but does not dictate exactly what those policies should be. An accompanying resource for schools notes the risk social… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has announced that aspiring educators can now receive an Intern Certificate for free, enabling them to enter the classroom and teach for up to… Read More
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s School Safety and Security Committee voted last week to approve nearly $20 million in competitively awarded school safety grants for nonpublic schools and… Read More
Since day one, Governor Shapiro has been focused on streamlining state government and improving the way Pennsylvanians interact with the Commonwealth. He’s slashed wait times, cut red tape, and instituted… Read More
Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin announced his resignation after nearly two years of service as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Mumin will step down on December 6, 2024…. Read More
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new resource, Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Artificial Intelligence, aimed at helping schools understand how AI… Read More
Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics, AccessiBe examined how the 7.5 million students served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act can have drastically varied learning experiences in different school… Read More