Pennsylvania, like much of the rest of the nation, has been having trouble for over a decade recruiting and retaining teachers. The pipeline has been drying up for a while…. Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today announced an investment of more than $4.1 million in Schools-to-Work grant awards, supporting 17 projects statewide that will not only prepare high school students for a… Read More
Fire officials are issuing a warning after a teenager was seriously injured attempting a dangerous social media trend where people try to “breathe fire” by drinking isopropyl alcohol. Wilmerding Borough… Read More
Across the country, districts are confronting a growing PK-12 leadership pipeline crisis. Veteran principals, assistant principals, and district administrators are retiring at increasing rates, yet there is not a sufficiently… Read More
Education groups led by the nation’s main membership organization for teacher colleges are calling for a large congressional investment in overhauling and rebuilding federal support for teacher-preparation pipelines, following years… Read More
Pa. education advocates caution against too much remote learning Last month’s historic snowstorm sent schools across Allegheny County online, in some cases for an entire week. WESA tracked remote learning… Read More
All Pennsylvania students will now need to learn cursive. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed House Bill 17, which received bipartisan support, into law Tuesday. It places cursive handwriting with reading,… Read More
Pennsylvania high schools will have a new graduation requirement by the beginning of the 2026-27 school year. According to Act 35 of a new state law, all students must take… Read More
Schools have used different platforms to protect their students and networks from malicious software and websites, but there are a lot of ways that students have gotten past search engine… Read More
During his yearly budget address Tuesday, Gov. Shapiro called for redirecting $250 million from cyber charter schools to traditional school districts. This represents a $75 million increase from last year’s… Read More