President Joe Biden proposed an ambitious $6 trillion national budget Friday that calls for dramatic increases in spending on K-12 education, including $20 billion in new incentives to states to… Read More
The ability of Pennsylvania schools to deliver what experts call an increased demand for mental health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic was examined during a recent joint state House… Read More
School districts can use money from the American Rescue Plan and other COVID-19 aid packages to provide “premium pay” to educators — provided that it’s “reasonable” and consistent with federal… Read More
A state education agency or state legislature may not limit a school district’s use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief formula funds or limit districts’ access or spending of the… 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
The U.S. Census Bureau this week released the 2019 Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data that shows Pennsylvania falling further behind in meeting the needs of Pennsylvania’s students. The data tracks, among other… Read More
After more than a year waging uphill battles to connect with their schooling, tens of thousands of students now face having to repeat a grade in 2021-22. It’s a choice… Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a strong statement about the effectiveness of vaccines when it decided that fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks in most circumstances. But… Read More
A bill to ban government authorities from requiring people to show their vaccination status passed the state senate’s Health and Human Services committee Monday. Republican state Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill of York County… Read More
New research released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinforces an old message: COVID-19 spreads less in schools where teachers and staff wear masks. Yet the study… Read More