The 2019-2020 school year Restraint Information System Collection (RISC) is open for data entry. The system has been enhanced and gives local education agencies (LEAs) greater opportunity to provide both… Read More
In order to meet the sensory needs of students, local schools have taken numerous approaches, such as sensory rooms, classroom materials and routines. Tioga Publishing, September 9, 2019 Full story
The Federal Communications Commission estimated about 800,000 Pennsylvania residents don’t have access to high-speed internet, said Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, who chairs the Senate Communication and Technology Committee. But that number… Read More
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 1.0 percent participation threshold requirements for local education agencies (LEAs) administering the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) for students with significant cognitive disabilities… Read More
Dr. Andrew Hegedus, Research Consulting Director at NWEA, recently completed a groundbreaking research study exploring the relationship between poverty and performance. Full Story
While schools are more vigilant than ever about threats or signs of potential violence, some have faced intense criticism for favoring privacy over informing the community. When trying to strike… Read More
Right now, the state pays for 38% of the costs of public education through General Fund revenue. The rest is covered by local governments and school districts, mostly through property… Read More
Pennsylvania’s charter school law, which first went on the books in 1997, is badly in need of a tune-up, riddled as it is with transparency and accountability problems. In 2016,… Read More
The accountability requirement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 mandates that each state determine the extent to which students are achieving transition outcomes (State Performance Plan –… Read More
The Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (ELIT) is a federally directed effort to collect information from all public school districts in the Mid-Atlantic region every two years to monitor the status… Read More