More students are logging failing grades this year because of reduced in-person instruction due to the pandemic, local educators say. Math is the subject where students are showing the greatest… Read More
In a year when so much about schooling has changed, add this to the list: A significant increase in the number of households where students were homeschooled. That’s according to data from… Read More
Legislation to provide more flexibility when it comes to finding substitute teachers to staff classrooms won unanimous approval on Monday from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The legislation, sponsored by Rep…. Read More
Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force expects all 94,600 doses of the initial Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be administered to Pre-K-12 educators and school staff in the state by the… Read More
The statewide school threat and bullying tipline has been “weaponized,” the Quakertown Community School District superintendent said in a blog post March 14, after the district was forced to implement… Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its social distancing guidelines for schools Friday, saying students can now sit 3 feet apart in classrooms. Click here for full article…. Read More
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
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
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
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