Ten years later, PA’s open records law has improved access, but some say the law has its flaws

Whether they realize it or not, Pennsylvanians have experienced a new age of transparency and openness of their government over the past decade. Under the overhauled state’s Right to Know… Read More

Committee members conceptually back Wolf’s plan for fresh round of school safety, security funding

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed allocation of $45 million toward school safety projects went under the microscope this week as lawmakers questioned the head of the Department of Education on… Read More

PA Principals Association along with other education organizations oppose HB 297

Joint letter of concern regarding HB 297 House Education Committee Members, On behalf of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical Administrators (PACTA), Pennsylvania Association… Read More

Redistricting reformers have one more shot at preventing a 2021 gerrymander

Last year, advocates for reform mourned after state lawmakers blew a supposedly hard deadline to change the process before 2021, when there will be another round of redistricting — the… Read More

Gov. Tom Wolf announces state money for school breakfasts

Pennsylvania’s governor is setting aside $600,000 in state funds for local schools interested in expanding breakfast programs for hungry kids.On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced the school breakfast program mini-grants,… Read More

National News: Politicians push back against school lessons on climate change

A Connecticut lawmaker wants to strike climate change from state science standards. A Virginia legislator worries teachers are indoctrinating students with their personal views on global warming. And an Oklahoma… Read More

Editorial: A new divide between charters and traditional public schools?

Charter schools can be viewed through multiple lenses when comparing them to traditional public schools: academics, innovation, cost. Another lens with which to assess the value of charters is how… Read More

Tell Your Representatives to Support National Public Schools Week!

Secondary Members: Please contact members of Congress now asking them to co-sponsor a resolution in support of National Public Schools Week. On March 25, the National Association of Secondary School… Read More

Sign the Petition for Increased School Funding

In the state with the largest gap between the poorest and wealthiest districts, only larger increases of state funding targeted to the districts that need it most will enable an… Read More

ACLU report says PA schools need fewer arrests, more mental health aid

A new report on school safety from the American Civil Liberties Union confirms what leaders in Pennsylvania districts with large numbers of disadvantaged kids have been seeing for years —… Read More