The Pennsylvania departments of Education and Health are welcoming students across the commonwealth back to school, reminding parents to ensure their children’s immunizations are up to date and reminding schools… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf has made it clear that the decision as to whether to mandate masks in K-12 schools in Pennsylvania was a decision for local school officials. However, some… Read More
Education Secretary Noe Ortega defended the state’s decision to allow local school officials to decide whether to mandate masks on Monday as schools across the state began to reopen for… Read More
The shortage of bus drivers is complicating the start of a school year already besieged by the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19, contentious disagreement over masking requirements, and the… Read More
A raging COVID-19 delta variant has raised concerns about the coming school year and sent school districts across Pennsylvania scrambling to alter their mask policies amid ongoing political debates over pandemic precautions. Districts that previously… Read More
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) is holding a “Conversation with the CDC to Ask Your Back-to-School Questions” on Tuesday, August 24 at 6:00 p.m. ET. As schools… Read More
The head of the state’s largest teacher union called on school districts to mandate masks to try to limit the spread of COVID as schools get ready to resume. According… Read More
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the opening of the 2021-22 PA Farm Bill’s $500,000 Farm to School Grant Program, which will improve access to healthy, local foods and… Read More
State initiatives to sponsor in-school COVID-19 testing and to help schools hold community vaccine clinics are getting mixed reviews from local administrators. While most say they are already holding or… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is trying a two-pronged approach to keep K-12 school environments safe from a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. The departments of health and education are now encouraging as… Read More