What happened to snow days?
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
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Pennsylvania students must learn cursive under new law
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 to require new financial literacy standard
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
Cybersecurity experts explain threats related to students bypassing safety measures
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
Shapiro proposes cutting millions of dollars from Pa. cyber schools for 3rd year
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
Bill requiring Pa. schools to teach cursive handwriting to be presented to Gov. Shapiro
A bill that would require all Pennsylvania schools to teach cursive handwriting now heads to Governor Josh Shapiro’s desk after it was passed by the Senate on Wednesday and the… Read More
Bill requiring Pennsylvania schools to teach cursive heads to Governor’s desk
Pennsylvania’s students will soon learn how to write in cursive once again, as a bill requiring such education is headed to Governor Josh Shapiro’s desk. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
Pa. Senate passes school phone ban bill, clearing path for one of Shapiro’s priorities
The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban student phone use during the school day — roughly four hours after Gov. Josh Shapiro advocated for a ban in… Read More
Bill that would mandate ‘bell-to-bell phone-free policy’ in PA schools passes state Senate
A bill to restrict student cellphone use during the school day has passed the Pennsylvania Senate, now moving to the House for consideration. Senate Bill 1014 hopes to establish a… Read More
2026-27 Education Budget Details – Breakdown by District
Summary of State Appropriations for Education The following file contains a summary of the funding levels for the state education appropriations in Governor Shapiro’s Proposed 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget 2026-27… Read More