National News: ACT to change how students retake exam, add ‘superscore’
Starting next fall, some students who take the ACT will have a new option as they try to improve their scores: They’ll be allowed to retake individual sections of the… Read More
The Things Parents Don’t Talk About With Their Kids … But Should
A majority of parents rarely if ever discuss race/ethnicity, gender, class or other categories of social identity with their kids, according to a new, nationally representative survey of more than… Read More
Bill would require all school districts to offer full-time cyber education programs
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has unveiled legislation that would require all school districts to offer full-time cyber education programs. State Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie) said his proposal, House Bill 1897, would require… Read More
Republicans and Democrats agree: Students need more trade school opportunities
College isn’t for everybody, but that doesn’t mean higher education shouldn’t be seen as an option. That’s something Republicans and Democrats from the Lehigh Valley can agree on. At a town… Read More
Guidance counselors evolve with Valley students’ experiences, needs
The role of school guidance counselors continues to evolve, in part, because the experiences the students go through in and out of school evolve. As in the past, guidance counselors today… Read More
Pittsburgh Public Schools launches pilot program to diversify teacher workforce
Pittsburgh Public Schools is launching a pilot program this school year that would enable classroom aides to become teachers and earn the required state certification, an initiative designed to narrow… Read More
Bill requires youth organizations to accommodate transgender kids
Philadelphia is poised to require youth organizations to accommodate transgender and gender-nonconforming kids next year, including allowing them to wear clothing and use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. The… Read More
October is National Principals’ Month – Celebrating Principals Across the Country
In honor of October being National Principals’ Month, PA Principals Association Executive Director, Paul M. Healey, Ph.D., has shared this video: https://youtu.be/QwSLrwaq4XU Join the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the National Association… Read More
Report: Special education costs are ballooning, as state funding lags behind
State aid to school districts has failed to keep pace with rising costs of special education, where expenditures have ballooned by a whopping 58 percent over the past decade, according… Read More
State sets school district tax increase limits for 2020-21
School districts will be allowed to raise real estate taxes at a higher rate for the 2020-21 school year. The Pennsylvania Department of Education Monday released the Act 1 indices… Read More