SAT discontinues subject tests and optional essay

The College Board announced on Tuesday that it will discontinue the optional essay component of the SAT and that it will no longer offer subject tests in U.S. history, languages and math,… Read More

National News: Prior to COVID-19, states cut $600B in ed funding since Great Recession

A pair of reports released last Thursday by the Education Law Center — “Making the Grade 2020” and “$600 Billion Lost: State Disinvestment in Education Following the Great Recession” — add deeper context to the… Read More

Joint Letter – Biden, Casey, Toomey – Student Assessments

Currently, Pennsylvania’s system of standardized assessment of students (the PSSAs and Keystone Exams) are still slated to be administered this spring. While this may seem unreasonable and unachievable in light of… Read More

$2.2 Billion in COVID-19 Federal Funds to Help Schools in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is dedicating $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds to K-12 school districts and charter schools affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to support food programs, technological improvements and other education… Read More

Advocates call for postponement of test for English learners

This year, advocates from the Philadelphia-based Education Law Center and other groups are pushing to postpone the WIDA-ACCESS exam, which is administered in person, since COVID-19 numbers remain high and… Read More

Biden Calls for $130 Billion in New K-12 Relief, Scaled Up Testing, Vaccination Efforts

President-elect Joe Biden is calling for $130 billion in additional COVID-19 relief funding for schools, ramped up testing efforts, and accelerated vaccine distribution strategies to help reopen “the majority of… Read More

National News: Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated

State leaders around the U.S. are increasingly pushing for schools to reopen this winter — pressuring them, even — as teachers begin to gain access to the vaccine against the… Read More

Federal aid is keeping Pa. schools afloat, but state will need to step up with funding, report says

While federal aid has helped keep Pennsylvania’s school districts afloat during the pandemic, the state will have to intervene as those dollars dry up and local revenues falter amid the… Read More

Results of Midyear National Principal Survey on COVID-19 in Schools

In March 2020, a NAESP survey asked members how COVID-19 had affected their schools. In July 2020, NAESP conducted a follow-up survey to gain insights into how principals were viewing… Read More

National News: What school districts need to know about COVID-19 vaccine mandates

While districts are allowed to require employees to be vaccinated, they should consider a variety of factors before making the decision, legal and other experts say. Click here for full… Read More