Continuing their commitment to students and working families, Governor Tom Wolf and House and Senate Democratic Leaders held a Capitol press conference today to highlight the injustice in the state’s… Read More
The House Education Committee has approved a resolution sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that aims to address the ongoing shortage of school bus drivers in PA. House Resolution 880… Read More
When state Sen. Judy Schwank was in high school, her mother allowed her to take a day off from school when she was overwhelmed. Now, she wants to afford all… Read More
It wasn’t so long ago that Charles Prijatelj, the superintendent of the Altoona Area School District, was receiving up to 150 applications for elementary school teacher job openings. In recent… Read More
Schools, child care centers and summer meal sites are encouraged to participate in the Pennsylvania Harvest of the Month Program and other programs with farms to provide fresh, locally grown… Read More
A survey of 1,006 public school parents conducted online by the National Parents Union finds just over half of respondents, or 51%, want their children learning in-person full-time next year. Still, parents would… Read More
In the last year, to help its community of students, families, teachers and staff through the pandemic, K-12 districts began offering new services. Those included contract tracing, remote counseling and… Read More
As states and school districts wrestle with how to spend an unprecedented flood of federal pandemic aid, a look in the rearview mirror shows long-term potholes in their existing K-12… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) recently established a research priority to ascertain to what extent Pennsylvania educators are prepared to recognize and respond to students impacted by trauma or… Read More
The Pennsylvania Principals Association’s Executive Committee has announced that Dr. Eric C. Eshbach, Assistant Executive Director, has been hired as the next Executive Director and Dr. Michael S. Snell, Superintendent… Read More