The 2018 PSSA Assessment Blueprint is now available on PDE’s website. You can click on the subjects within this email. Some items to note: Science Reduction of multiple choice questions… Read More
The Education Department has rescinded 72 policy documents that outline the rights of students with disabilities as part of the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate regulations it deems superfluous. Centre… Read More
Pennsylvania’s projected $2.2 billion deficit, and a protracted fight over how to fix it, will come with its own price tag. The final cost is a moving target, and how the… Read More
So far, at least three states have been targeted by an extortion attempt from hackers asking schools to give them money or the group will release stolen private records, according… Read More
Pennsylvania homeowners, lawmakers, and elected officials have long bemoaned the state’s reliance on property taxes. This fall, voters could take a step toward changing it. Allentown Morning Call, Oct. 20,… Read More
The state Senate is set to take up an omnibus bill next week that could strip Pennsylvania’s longtime teachers of job security, mandate schools teach children about opioid abuse and… Read More
Deadline to Apply is Oct. 19, 2017
With the push from the Trump administration and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for more funding for vouchers and school privatization, it’s worth taking another look at the track record of… Read More
The exasperation surrounding Pennsylvania already a third of the way in the fiscal year without a completed budget is not lost on state lawmakers. It may be the one thing that… Read More
A Resolution, sponsored by Sen. Dinniman, was passed recognizing the month of October 2017 as “National Principals Month” in Pennsylvania and honoring the contribution of principals in the elementary schools,… Read More