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PIAA’s executive director announces his retirement

Robert Lombardi, who has served as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association since 2012, announced Wednesday that he will retire at the end of the year. Click… Read More

Loans and layoffs: Missing $3 billion in state payments, PA’s public schools implore lawmakers to end budget impasse

Public schools across Pennsylvania have missed more than $3 billion in payments from the state, requiring the state’s 500 school districts to take out billions in loans, spend their reserves,… Read More

PIAA approves eligibility rules for cyber, charter and faith-based student athletes

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, at its Wednesday agenda meeting, passed an amendment changing its original stance on the issue. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive, October 8, 2025. 

PA lawmaker’s proposal to have school kitchens cook with fresh ingredients called ‘ideal’ — and too costly

A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association said the concept has the potential to deliver healthy meals to children and would empower districts with local control over ingredients and… Read More

Pennsylvania schools could ban cell phones

Pennsylvania schools could be phone-free next school year. A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation Friday in the State Senate that would require K-12 schools to implement a “bell-to-bell” phone-free… Read More

Pittsburgh Public Schools launches teacher prep program amid teacher shortage

Through the partnership, students are enrolled in a dual enrollment program in which a Point Park professor comes to Brashear to teach and Emerging Educator students go to Point Park… Read More

PA lawmakers reconvene in Harrisburg as budget stalemate continues

The state budget was due on June 30. The main sticking point is the size of the budget and where that money will come from. This, as school districts and… Read More

PA higher ed, K-12 leaders stress need for guardrails as AI use expands in schools

At a hearing of the Senate Education and Communications and Technology committees on Monday, Camille Dempsey with PennWest University said it is incumbent upon colleges and K-12 institutions to prepare… Read More

Somerset County school leader named Pennsylvania’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year

Michael Vuckovich, superintendent of the Windber Area School District, has been selected as the 2026 Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA). Click here… Read More

J.P. McCaskey math teacher is finalist for federal math and science teaching award

Minder will be honored during a December state Department of Education conference in Hershey, along with two other math teacher finalists and three science teachers. Click here for full article…. Read More