Drexel Youth Sport Webinar – March 30, 2021
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar, “What is the Impact of Youth Sport,” sponsored by Drexel University, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Registration is… Read More
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Ed. Dept. says use American Relief Plan funds for quick, safe school reopenings
The quick and safe reopening of K-12 schools this spring is the U.S. Department of Education’s greatest priority, said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona during a press call Wednesday, the same… Read More
Pennsylvania families will get money to make up for lost school meals, but not for weeks
State officials have received federal approval for a plan to send more than $1 billion in federal food assistance to Pennsylvania schoolchildren, though families will not see any funds for… Read More
White House announces $10 billion for COVID-19 testing in schools
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will spend $10 billion to expand testing for schools, to aid in the president’s goal to get schools open once again. The funds… Read More
CDC looks at whether 3 feet — instead of 6 — is safe for schools’ social distancing
A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that 3 feet may be as safe as 6 feet, so long as everyone is masked. The authors compared infection rates at Massachusetts schools… Read More
Delaware Co. launches effort to ‘redesign and rethink’ mental health services for schoolage children
Delaware County officials and educators are collaborating on a new Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools initiative that aims to evaluate and improve mental health services for school-age children. Funding for this… Read More
Pennsylvania’s largest pension system investigates possible $25 million error
In December, the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) kept employee contribution rates flat based on the slimmest of margins in its investment returns. Those calculations may have been… Read More
‘Last year was crisis teaching’ — the challenges and successes of almost a year in pandemic educatio
In the year since the initial school closure, teachers who had never taught outside of a classroom now use their kitchen tables as desks, taking the idea of bringing work… Read More
A flood of money is coming to local schools: How should they spend it?
The Senate version of the stimulus bill puts $123 billion in an emergency relief fund for K-12 schools that will “remain available through Sept. 30, 2023.” Click here for full article…. Read More
Vaccinating teachers gets Pa. schools ‘one step closer to what is normal’
Thursday was the first day when school employees who work in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry and northern York County could receive vaccinations through this special statewide initiative aimed at getting schools back… Read More