The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) launched the next phase of an initiative that helps school leaders and educators address students’ learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new… Read More
State waiver applications for relief from maintenance of effort fiscal requirements for COVID-19 stimulus funding will need to include details of a state’s fiscal burdens and how state revenues have impacted K-12… Read More
Pennsylvania would need to increase its spending on preschool by $250 million per year to assure all eligible children have access to a high quality program, according to the annual… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) recently issued a number of decisions in response to individual state requests to relax certain requirements from Federally required school year 2020-21 assessments. These… Read More
Evidence suggests the last year has taken an emotional toll on young people, but most of the indicators relate to acute distress. Still uncaptured, however, is the subtle erosion of… Read More
This pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. Some have lost a loved one to COVID-19, and many families have lost jobs, their homes and even reliable access to… Read More
Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system, in the midst of an FBI probe of its operations, revised its investment performance returns, which in turn will increase how much money thousands of educators… Read More
Superintendents across Northeast Pennsylvania and beyond fear more driver seats could soon be empty. And the employee shortages reach the classroom, too. A lack of substitute teachers has caused schools… Read More
A new coalition of more than a dozen education advocacy organizations, teachers, students, and leaders from across the state are demanding $100 million for Pennsylvania’s 100 most distressed school districts…. Read More
While many educators have expressed concerns about the decision to require state assessment tests this year, officials at the U.S. Department of Education said they would allow schools and students more flexibility… Read More