As pandemic-related school closures near their one-year mark, reopening remains contentious within some communities. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a COVID-19 operational strategy for K-12 schools, many say… Read More
This webinar, ‘Being An Effective Pre-K-3rd Grade Principal’ to be held on March 11, 2021 at 4:00 PM ET, will provide an overview of the National Association of Elementary School… Read More
American students were experiencing widespread mental-health distress long before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. A tragic expression of this distress, youth suicide has been on the rise for the past… Read More
The chairs of Pennsylvania’s state Senate Education Committee on Wednesday asked the Biden administration to waive this year’s requirement for school standardized testing because of the pandemic. Sens. Lindsey Williams,… Read More
We are happy to share a new initiative from the PA Principals Association exclusive to our members. The new “School Spotlight” will be a regular feature on our YouTube channel. The idea… Read More
Educators had predicted early in the pandemic that increased covid cases would amplify a shortage of teachers and substitutes. Months later, many districts have found hybrid and remote learning offers a bit… Read More
Pennsylvania will administer standardized tests this year, but give districts the option to delay the assessments until fall. That’s the upshot of a draft letter to the federal government that the Pennsylvania… Read More
The new report by Research for Action found over 31,000 or 1.8% of K-12 students in the state experienced homelessness in 2018-19. It also shows that Pennsylvania schools under-identify the… Read More
Attention Members: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has just released new information about the 20-21 assessments and is offering a Fall testing window in addition to the Spring testing… Read More
Legal rules aside, it would be difficult to require something in high demand and short supply. The bigger problem nationally is many teachers want the vaccine but can’t get it. About half of… Read More