#Choose2TeachPA Symposium on June 3rd
On June 3rd from 5:30-7 p.m, the #Choose2TeachPA Project, in partnership with Teach Plus Pennsylvania and TeachPHL, will host “Why Now?,” a virtual education symposium and panel to address the… Read More
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Pandemic food aid to continue for students and families in PA
The Pennsylvania departments of Education, Agriculture, and Human Services announced today that thousands of students and families will continue to receive nutritious meals during the pandemic. The Biden administration is… Read More
High school graduations: With COVID-19 restrictions set to end, some schools are changing plans
The coronavirus pandemic almost took out all the pomp and circumstance out of graduation again this year. Now, with COVID-19 mitigation efforts about to end, some schools are scrambling to… Read More
Local school leaders push state to boost education funding
Several Pittsburgh-area school district leaders and education advocates joined their colleagues across Pennsylvania on Thursday to urge the state to invest in and equitably fund public schools. Officials called on… Read More
Cardona: 3 ways schools can improve outcomes for all students
While the COVID-19 pandemic and response upended the education model throughout the nation, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says it has provided an opportunity for educators and officials to rethink and… Read More
NAESP Webinar: How to Achieve Educational Equity
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) will hold a webinar, “How to Achieve Educational Equity,” on 5/12/21 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET. Presented by Howard Fields… Read More
Spending on special ed. in some districts plunged this year. Budget cuts could be next
Though advocates and parents have long argued that state spending on special education is still not enough, districts and states rarely struggle to meet a maintenance of effort clause in… Read More
Wolf moves to fully reopen PA by May 31, plans to remove all COVID-19 restrictions other than masks
School districts are studying the announcement. For pre-K through grade 12, students must now stay three feet apart in areas of low or moderate transmission and six feet apart in areas… Read More
Can $800M help reconnect homeless students with schools?
Federal data shows about 1.5 million school-age children are homeless, and researchers estimated in fall that they also contribute to the 1 to 3 million students missing from remote learning, The Guardian… Read More
$400,000 in grants awarded to increase early childhood nutrition, agricultural awareness
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the approval of nearly $400,000 in Farm to School Grants to fund 39 projects that will improve access to healthy, local foods and increase agricultural… Read More