A new report has been released by The Wallace Foundation, “How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research,” that highlights the importance of effective… Read More
In new reopening guidelines issued Friday, the CDC reiterated that vaccinations shouldn’t be a prerequisite for safely returning to classrooms. To complement the CDC guidance, the U.S. Department of Education also issued… Read More
CATS Program Re-Approval: For the 2021-2022 school year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education/Bureau of Career and Technical Education (PDE/BCTE) in accordance with Chapter 339.4(a)(2), will begin to review all existing… Read More
Congratulations to the top youth volunteers who have been named 2020 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards winners and finalists! Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School… Read More
For the most part, they’re not much of a departure from what’s already been going on in Pennsylvania. While they do include some slightly new wrinkles, much of what was… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf’s bold and aggressive effort to help Pennsylvania’s school districts has wound up making life more complicated for the administrators who run them. An injection of this kind… Read More
Attention Teacher Administrators: You are invited (by a colleague and member) to participate in a study exploring the experiences of teaching administrators in secondary public schools (7-12) in Pennsylvania. More… Read More
Click here for an update on the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) planning for statewide assessments required by the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
On Friday, Pennsylvania officials made it clear that they will not move teachers to the 1A vaccination group despite a request from Pennsylvania’s largest teachers’ union and one from the Centers for Disease… Read More
Highly anticipated new guidance from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says schools don’t need to wait for staff to be vaccinated to reopen. Students should return full-time where spread is… Read More