Pennsylvania lawmakers moved one step closer to banning cellphones during school hours. The bell-to-bell classroom cellphone ban passed the Pa. House Education Committee Tuesday and now goes before the entire… Read More
The state House advanced legislation Wednesday that would allow the PIAA to separate public and private schools into different postseason playoff systems. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive, April… Read More
Lawmakers are inching toward finalizing a bell-to-bell cellphone ban in Pennsylvania schools. After the Republican-controlled Senate approved their version of the bill in February, members of the House Education Committee… Read More
Last fall, U.S. Department of Education officials voiced concerns internally that transferring major K-12 programs to the Department of Labor would be “more difficult” than its earlier move of career-and-technical… Read More
School districts throughout Pennsylvania experienced major hiccups while administering the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exams, creating confusion and heightened emotions in classrooms. Students and administrators received pop-up error messages… Read More
A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community inside and outside the classroom has been named the… Read More
A new report says children with disabilities are being pushed out of Pennsylvania preschools at a rate more than 14 times higher than non-disabled children. Click here for full article…. Read More
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed its budget proposal on Wednesday, and while it is a budget, it likely won’t be the budget. The $53.3 billion budget plan is largely… Read More
In accordance with the Bylaws of the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the Nominations Committee sought at least two names for each open office on the Board of Directors. As no offices… Read More
Getting high school students excited about teaching can significantly expand the pipeline of diverse educators—but mentorship and support determine whether those new teachers return to the districts that trained them…. Read More