Pennsylvania’s plans for its share of coronavirus relief and a potential boost in education funding are among the issues being negotiated as lawmakers and the governor entered the final week of their… Read More
The education community offered measured responses to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday that a Pennsylvania school district violated a student’s First Amendment rights when it disciplined her for a… Read More
A bill that would allow parents to give their kids a do-over extra year of school to make up for the 2020-21 year disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic closings and operating… Read More
A lawsuit alleging the Pennsylvania General Assembly has violated the state’s constitution by failing to provide fair and adequate funding for public education will go to trial in September, according… Read More
Despite concerns regarding the guidance provided to school districts as they prepare for the next school year with COVID-19 pandemic still lingering, Gov. Tom Wolf’s nominee for education secretary won… Read More
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Pennsylvania public school wrongly suspended a cheerleader over a vulgar social media post. Click here for full article. Source: Penn Live, June 23,… Read More
Elementary and middle-level principals from across the nation will gather July 8-10 in Chicago for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Pre-K–8 Principals Conference. The conference is a… Read More
Legislation requiring public schools to adopt multiyear strategies for spending federal aid to address the need for pandemic-spurred remedial education was approved Tuesday by the State House Education Committee. Also… Read More
State Rep. Joe Ciresi introduced a bill with a comprehensive plan to achieve fair funding for Pennsylvania school districts. House Bill 1595 would amend the Public School Code of 1949 to… Read More
It looks like public education will be one of the big winners in Pennsylvania’s emerging state budget plan, thanks to Washington D.C. In addition to a $300 million bump in the annual basic… Read More