The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that $1.2 million is available in a new grant program to help increase school bus safety. These funds are made available through the… Read More
The number of school-aged children experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia has increased over the past few years, according to data from the school district — and the numbers likely are even… Read More
State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and cell phones were among the biggest policy battles this year…. Read More
The program, approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Education, will be the state’s first undergraduate apprenticeship program with a focus on special education…. Read More
The awards under the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Solar for Schools program will provide up to $500,000 to each school. The solar arrays they help pay for could save school… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education applauded the 12 Pennsylvania educators who are in the running to be named the Commonwealth’s 2026 Teacher of the Year. Click here for full article…. Read More
Several local teachers are among the finalists for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Click here for full article. Source: ABC27 WHTM, May 16, 2025.
House Bill 41 would authorize the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association to create a separate playoff for private and charter schools. The bill was approved by the committee with bipartisan support… Read More
All told, lawmakers sent poor districts across the state nearly $500 million, an unprecedented effort that came as a direct result of a court ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system… Read More
With just 78% of Pennsylvania students regularly attending school, educators, judges and service providers say the state must take a more collaborative approach to reduce chronic absenteeism. Click here for full article…. Read More