The Pennsylvania Department of Education reports progress in training and certifying new educators, yet many districts still struggle to fill open positions, particularly for support staff like paraeducators and substitutes…. Read More
Pennsylvania legislators, educators, parents and teachers are all asking the same question: Should smartphones be banned in schools? Click here for full article. Source: Lancaster Online/WITF, August 19, 2025.
One of the most prominent proposals to find savings during a tight budget is to reform how PA’s cyber charter schools are paid. Right now the cyber schools are funded… Read More
Neither the House nor the Senate is slated to return for session days before September, though votes can always be added to the calendar. House Democrats have scheduled Rules and… Read More
Educators in Lancaster County and beyond agree vaping is a “real problem” driven by a wave of e-cigarette products that have become pervasive inside and outside schools. Click here for… Read More
A group of Pennsylvania legislators is taking action to address the alarming rise in online child exploitation by introducing a resolution that designates the week of August 17 through 23,… Read More
Matt Vannoy, the vice president of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and a school board director for Sharon City School District, said in a public meeting last week that, while… Read More
Tony Aquilio is all in favor of using technology as an educational tool. But even Aquilio, Penn-Trafford High School’s principal, admits access to personal cellphones can be bad for learning… Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Senate passed its own version of the state budget as gridlock enters its seventh week. Voting entirely along party lines, Republicans passed a $47.7… Read More
Many K-12 districts nationwide have struggled since the pandemic with staffing shortages and population declines. But those challenges have hit rural and smaller schools at higher rates, forcing them to… Read More