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Bill to mandate early literacy program would help students ‘crack the code’

Lawmakers are taking a serious look at implementing a structured literacy curriculum statewide as they see test scores showing half of Pennsylvania’s fourth-graders are reading below grade level. Click here for… Read More

Gov. Shapiro visits Erie to talk about how his budget will help students’ mental health

School districts these days have the dual role to educate their students and support their ever-increasing mental health needs. Governor Josh Shapiro met with students and administrators at the Iroquois… Read More

Pennsylvania schools would get billions more under Democratic plan passed by the state House

A Democratic-sponsored proposal to boost public school funding by billions in the coming years and impose stricter rules on cyber-charter schools passed the Pennsylvania House on Monday in a test… Read More

Pennsylvania House passes school funding bill

A lot more money for public schools: it is the crown jewel and top budget ask for Governor Josh Shapiro and House Democrats, and it just passed. The bill also… Read More

Western PA education leaders seek solutions to statewide teacher shortage crisis

Thousands of teaching positions in Pennsylvania were vacant or filled by someone on an emergency certificate in the past year, leaving education across the state in crisis mode, one industry… Read More

Schools fear job cuts as emergency pandemic funding runs out

The education industry is bracing for potential job cuts and reduced raises as a major batch of coronavirus pandemic funding is set to dry up. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency… Read More

Bill memorializing 9/11 in schools moves to governor’s desk

Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized a bill requiring that schools observe a moment of silence annually in recognition of September 11, moving the proposal to the desk of Gov. Josh Shapiro to… Read More

PA Dems move school funding bill toward vote on House floor

A vote split along party lines advanced House Democrats’ proposal to increase public education spending by $1.1 billion, setting the stage for a potential floor vote next week on an… Read More

PA House Education Committee advances seven-year school funding plan, cyber charter reform

A proposal by House Democrats includes funneling an additional $5.1 billion to underfunded school districts, as recommended by the Basic Education Funding Commission earlier this year. Lawmakers propose doing so through increases of… Read More

With truancy on rise in NEPA schools, educators seek solutions in court, start new programs

The rise in absences post-pandemic is mirrored in classrooms throughout Northeast and Central Pennsylvania and across the country. Nationwide, chronic absenteeism – the percentage of students missing at least 10%… Read More