The form below has just been posted on the PDE website. It allows a parent/guardian to request that a student be retained for the 21-22 school year due to “lost educational… Read More
As schools moved to bring children back during the pandemic, students of color in Pennsylvania and New Jersey were less likely than white students to have the choice to attend… Read More
Lawmakers left the state Capitol after passing a $40 billion state budget that boosted school spending more than any single year in history but they also left unfinished business. While… Read More
Past PA Principals Association President and NASSP Board Member (Treasurer), Dr. Bill Ziegler, was interviewed for this article: Mondays are usually when Bill Ziegler hears about the latest drama unfolding… Read More
Pennsylvania’s new budget is a historic one when it comes to education. The 2021-22 spending plan that was approved by the legislature last week and signed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday hikes funding… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf said the Pennsylvania’s $40.8 billion state budget that the General Assembly passed on Friday to keep state government operating through June 30, 2022, is a “good budget.” The 2021-22… Read More
A key trade that sealed a budget deal between Gov. Tom Wolf and Republicans who control the Legislature was a $100 million injection of cash into Pennsylvania’s poorest public schools… Read More
Education associations are still wary about returning to packed convention centers for in-person conferences, after the coronavirus forced nearly all such gatherings to go online over the last year. But… Read More
The state Department of Education received an unspecified amount of federal funding to offer COVID-19 testing to local schools at no cost to the districts or families, according to an… Read More
The General Assembly has sent Gov. Tom Wolf a $39.8 billion budget that boosts spending for education and transportation but doesn’t spend much of the $7 billion provided to the… Read More