Budget pressures – especially from rising healthcare and special education costs – remain a top concern for the state’s public schools, along with sagging math scores and growing needs around… Read More
Twelve principals are receiving national recognition for their success in boosting academics, improving schools and inspiring leadership. The National Association of Secondary School Principals unveiled the finalists for its National… Read More
Today, the National Association of Secondary School Principals announced 12 exceptional school leaders as finalists for the National Middle Level and High School Principals of the Year and Assistant Principals… Read More
Starting next month, all public and private schools in Pennsylvania will be required to reintroduce cursive handwriting into their curriculum. Click here for the full article. Source: Fox29, March 9,… Read More
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