The fight to secure more funding for high-quality early education in Pennsylvania has a new ally: the state’s kindergarten teachers. A survey by the Pennsylvania State Education Association found nearly… Read More
Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. Full Story
States and districts are finding avenues to assist homeless students, a population who struggles to be seen and whose numbers continue to rise in many states. EdNote, May 22, 2019 Full… Read More
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that high school students in a Pennsylvania school district are allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their gender identity. NY Daily… Read More
Schools have been wrestling with how to balance discipline with prevention and treatment in their response to the soaring numbers of vaping students. Using e-cigarettes, often called vaping, has now… Read More
More than 90% of Pennsylvania kindergarten teachers agree that high quality pre-k prepares children for school success, according to a new report. The Pre-K for PA campaign and the Pennsylvania State… Read More
As the 2020 census nears, so does the redrawing of the state’s congressional and legislative maps to reflect population changes, a task that has previously led to a series of… Read More
When Sophie Huttner was 16 years old, she labored over an ethical dilemma. Her small class at Kent Place School in New Jersey was discussing a case study that concerned… Read More
By putting wearable technology to use in schools, administrators and educators may find students more engaged in physical education (PE) classes, helping children learn the importance, and the impact, of… Read More
When the Equity in IDEA policy was released in December 2016, its stated purpose was to address the “significant disproportionality in the identification, placement and discipline of students with disabilities based on… Read More