Hearing explores lack of rural broadband access

As put by state Rep. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, it’s an area of lush forests and streams … and a broadband desert. Dush was on hand as the state Senate Communications… Read More

Innovation schools? Why a new category of school in PA?

Amid a flurry of action before summer recess this year, state lawmakers created a new category of public school — with little warning or open debate — that seems designed… Read More

National News: Today’s assignment for classroom design — flexibility

Desks lined up in precise rows with teacher firmly planted at the front: That was the standard classroom format for much of the last century. But with many educators saying… Read More

PA educators turn to Secret Service for safety advice

Lori Suski leads the Middletown Area School District in Dauphin County, which hosted a training on Tuesday with the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center. More than 100 teachers,… Read More

An effective — and cheaper — way to ease the middle-school transition

A new study from education researchers has come up with a deceptively simple yet surprisingly effective way of helping students cope with the infamously stressful transition from elementary to middle… Read More

Bipartisan group of PA lawmakers to find alternatives to school property taxes

Pennsylvania lawmakers will meet soon to try to find alternatives to school property taxes. Attempts to kill property taxes have stalled for years as legislators have searched for the right mix… Read More

State school safety tip system fielded 23K reports this year

A state report released Monday said bullying, self-harm and suicide were the most common concerns fielded during the first half-year of operation for a new threat reporting system that covers… Read More

Wolf signs bill to aid foster care students

Gov. Tom Wolf signed the Fostering Independence Through Education Act on June 28, which waives tuition for youth who were in foster care at age 16 or older, including those… Read More

Report says PA public schools lag academically but are safer than most nationally

WalletHub analyzed 29 different metrics and ranked each state from best to worst. Pennsylvania public school systems ranked 27th overall out of 51. The study included the District of Columbia…. Read More

PDE sets deadline for flexible day applications

Yesterday the PA Department of Education (PDE) released information about the Flexible Instructional Day (FID) program under Act 64 of 2019. For the 2019-20 school year, applications and instructional exemplars… Read More