Frustrated With The Distractions Phones Cause, Some Schools Ban Them
Ask almost any teacher about their daily frustrations in the classroom and it won’t be long until you hear about students and their phones. Full story
Scathing state audit of Harrisburg School District reveals more than $5 million in questionable cost
State auditors have completed their audit of the Harrisburg School District, where they found more than $5 million in potentially questionable costs over three years, including overpayments to employees, contracted… Read More
Wolf signs bill to clarify armed school security options
Gov. Tom Wolf is signing legislation that his office says clarifies the options for who school districts and private schools can hire as armed security guards, although Wolf’s administration says… Read More
ISTE 2019: Access, teacher training key to tackling digital divide
The integration of technology into education — which includes everything from online homework to digital textbooks — has led to increasing concerns around digital equity, said panelists at the 2019 International Society… Read More
Professional Development Opportunity: Pennsylvania Fellowship Program for Special Education Leaders
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Bureau of Special Education (BSE) are pleased to announce a professional development fellowship program for Special Education Leaders. This community of practice… Read More
States looking to tackle college indebtedness in K-12 curricula
As student debt approaches $1.6 trillion nationally, presidential candidates are test-driving a raft of proposals to deal with what many consider a major problem. Full Story
PASRO to Hold First Ever Conference in State College – July 31 – August 1, 2019
The First Annual PA Association of School Resource Officers (PASRO) Conference will be held Wednesday, July 31 through Thursday, August 1, 2019 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center… Read More
State of the State: The (sometimes tumultuous) path to passing PA’s budget (podcast)
Pennsylvania officially has a budget for the new fiscal year, and it was — mostly — signed into law two days ahead of deadline. As far as budgets go in… Read More
Haves and have-nots: 60% of PA school districts headed for fiscal stress
The majority of Pennsylvania public schools are headed over a fiscal cliff in the next five years. Although many have lauded the $210 million increase in education funding in the… Read More
Seven big takeaways for education in the new Pa. budget
As Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized this year’s budget, a flurry of hotly-debated education proposals have been decided. Full Story