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
As Pennsylvania lawmakers prepare to make the final push to pass a state budget, education funding is becoming a focal point on several fronts. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education this week released state plans to spend historical levels of federal aid funding provided by the American Rescue Plan — the last third of which the… Read More
In July 2021, local educational agencies (LEAs) assigned to this year’s reporting cohort will submit their data for Special Education Table 8A, Report of Children with Disabilities Evaluated July 1,… Read More
In the midst of budget negotiations and ahead of a potential votes on bills that, collectively, would represent the largest redistribution of taxpayer dollars away from Pennsylvania public schools and… Read More