An executive order signed by President Joe Biden is intended to address food insecurity caused by the pandemic by extending a benefit to a federal nutrition program and focusing resources… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf told legislative leaders in a letter last Friday that “in an effort to protect the health and safety of everyone in the Capitol,” he did not plan… Read More
Three statewide professional associations earlier have released a report that says Pennsylvania education leaders remain concerned about the continued economic and operational challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here… Read More
President Biden has called reopening schools a “national emergency” and said that he wants to see most K-12 schools in the United States open during his first 100 days in office, which… Read More
President Joe Biden has named Cindy Marten as his nominee for deputy secretary of the U.S. Education Department. The San Diego (Calif.) Unified School District superintendent’s nomination follows the nomination… Read More
Based on a comprehensive analysis of data, the Quality Counts report card answers a key question: Where does my state rank for educational opportunities and performance? Diving into the findings,… Read More
The nation’s schools need thousands of more teachers, full-time and substitute, to keep classrooms open during coronavirus outbreaks. Click here for full article. Source: New York Times, Jan. 19, 2021.
The College Board announced on Tuesday that it will discontinue the optional essay component of the SAT and that it will no longer offer subject tests in U.S. history, languages and math,… Read More
A pair of reports released last Thursday by the Education Law Center — “Making the Grade 2020” and “$600 Billion Lost: State Disinvestment in Education Following the Great Recession” — add deeper context to the… Read More
Currently, Pennsylvania’s system of standardized assessment of students (the PSSAs and Keystone Exams) are still slated to be administered this spring. While this may seem unreasonable and unachievable in light of… Read More