Here’s your all-in-one guide to the Common Core State Standards, adopted by a majority of states with great fanfare — and considerable pushback in some places. Click here to view… Read More
Our public schools are struggling to handle millions of students with mental health problems. Here’s why. Click here for article. Source: NPR.org, Sept. 7, 2016.
Some buses in the Poconos don’t look any different from your typical diesel school bus. But if you take a closer look, you’ll see that these buses run on propane. The… Read More
The Senate Republican Caucus is sponsoring a telephone town hall event, “A Commonwealth in Crisis: Combatting Heroin and Opiod Abuse in PA,” that will be held on several dates and… Read More
The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled a virtual charter school in Pennsylvania should be classified as a private corporation, not a public institution. The decision only directly impacts that… Read More
A recent court ruling overturning an exemption granted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to a school district could prompt taxpayers in other parts of the state to file similar… Read More
District officials said the substitute shortage is fueled by a precipitous drop in the number of people graduating with teaching degrees — fresh recruits who typically substitute to break into… Read More
Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education unveiled new rules, explaining to states and districts how they can prove they’re spreading resources fairly between poor and less-poor schools. Click here for… Read More
If you think it takes a lot of money to get a child ready for school, consider how much money it takes to get a school ready for a child…. Read More
After analyzing dozens of K-12 math textbooks — and determining that most of the major publishers were selling subpar common-core products — the curriculum review group EdReports.org has now moved… Read More