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
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