Failing the Future: School funding inequities

The crisis of funding public education is imminent as the court is set to look into how Pennsylvania funds public education and if it violates the State Constitution. In this… Read More

‘It doesn’t have to be a radical change’: Popular Mechanics focuses on school safety

A new report from Popular Mechanics focuses on school safety nationwide. The report, called The Popular Mechanics Guide To Safer Schools, was published earlier this month. WTAE, Aug. 13, 2018… Read More

Public union strike votes would include nonmembers under PA bill

Public-sector unions in Pennsylvania that want to call a strike would need to allow workers who aren’t members to participate in the decision under a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania… Read More

Redistricting reformers looking outside the box for legislative options

After a year of campaigning and months of legislative debate, it’s likely too late for state lawmakers to pass a constitutional amendment overhauling Pennsylvania’s redistricting process before the next map-redrawing… Read More

Promised features and improvements to Google Classroom now available

The updates Google announced and previewed in beta form at ISTE are now publicly available, just in time for the 2018-19 school year.   Full Story

Keystone Exams and Project Based Assessments (PBA) Update

Per Act 39 of 2018, the use of the Keystone Exams as a graduation requirement or as a benchmark for the need for participation in a project-based assessment has been… Read More

U.S. students continue to lag in foreign language study

With the start of a new school year just around the corner, a new post on the Pew Research Center’s Fact Tank shows how exceptional K-12 education in the U.S…. Read More

Many U.S. school districts unprepared for infectious disease outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveyed school districts across the United States to determine if they had comprehensive plans in place to respond to natural disasters.Click here for… Read More

While state population remains stable, Hispanic population increasing rapidly

Pennsylvania took in 2,874 displaced Puerto Rican students, more than any other state, except Florida, according to the CUNY research. Much of that migration was concentrated in southeastern Pennsylvania and… Read More

After first year of school improvement pilot, Wolf admin looks to expand

After running a pilot program in 19 schools in the Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Juniata County school districts last year, the state Education Department said it’s trying to give those districts… Read More