National News: How the latest COVID-19 aid for education breaks down, in two charts

The massive new, $900 billion coronavirus relief package finally signed into law at year’s end provides tens of billions of dollars to K-12 schools and related services to help them address the… Read More

Pandemic plagued schools in 1st semester, likely to continue after holidays

While the end of a tumultuous first semester is in sight, school districts plagued with uncertainty and ever-changing situations brought on by the coronavirus pandemic are far from in the… Read More

Pa. education groups say stimulus deal just one step for schools

Pennsylvania education groups say the stimulus bill passed by Congress last week is a promising start, but that more must be done to help schools recover from the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More

Biden’s Pick for Ed. Secretary: U.S. Must Help Schools ‘Forge Opportunity Out of Crisis’

The coronavirus crisis has taken some of the “most painful disparities” in America’s schools and “wrenched them open even wider,” Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona said as President-elect Joe Biden… Read More

Public school enrollment is down a half million students across 33 states

An analysis of data from 33 states obtained by Chalkbeat and The Associated Press shows that public K-12 enrollment this fall has dropped across those states by more than 500,000… Read More

10 questions about the new stimulus money for schools, answered

After months of waiting and watching, public schools are set to receive billions to help respond to and recover from the pandemic. Congress has passed — and President Trump is expected to… Read More

Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona for Education Secretary

President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will nominate Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s education commissioner and a former teacher and public school principal, to be the next secretary of education. Cardona would… Read More

Open Board Positions for the PA Principals Association 2021 Election

Dr. Melanie Susi, Principal, Shamona Creek Elementary in the Downingtown Area School District, has been appointed by President Jonathan Ross to serve as the chairperson of the 2021 PA Principals… Read More

PA Department of Education reminds schools of available mental health resources

According to PDE, a carefully curated collection of resources and tools is available to help individuals combat stress, create positive learning climates, talk to children about the pandemic, and much more. Click… Read More

Biden poised to pick Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate the commissioner of public schools in Connecticut as his education secretary, settling on a low-profile candidate who has pushed to reopen schools and… Read More