Report: PA’s on-time budget is part of a broader trend

State lawmakers — particularly the ones running for office — have spent the last month touting the fact they passed a budget ahead of schedule after a decade of regular… Read More

8 Approaches That Are Making a Difference in Public Education

News articles often highlight the challenges educators face and the ways in which students are not achieving. This kind of coverage is important; talking about challenges is critical to shining… Read More

National News: Secret Service guides schools on assessing student threat

The U.S. Secret Service offered help Thursday to school districts struggling with how to recognize students at risk of becoming the next school shooter. Associated Press, July 17, 2018 Full… Read More

Local lawmaker proposing new legislation to improve school safety

A local lawmaker is proposing new legislation in Harrisburg to improve school safety. State Rep. Jason Ortitay’s legislation calls for the creation of special threat assessment teams at every school… Read More

Perceived private school edge has some PIAA affiliates speaking about ‘secession’

While the PIAA has proposed remedies via rule changes to toughen transfer guidance (which could be approved as soon as Wednesday at its bimonthly board meeting also in State College),… Read More

Pa. bets on residency model to boost teacher prep programs

With Pennsylvania licensing fewer and fewer teachers, the state recently announced it will send $2 million in federal aid to eight colleges and universities in hopes of boosting their teacher… Read More

How 6 school districts changed the principal supervisor role

Principals and districts benefit when principal supervisors move beyond the role of administrator to coach and mentor, according to a new report. It is the first of three studies of… Read More

PIAA Playoff Equity Summit organizers want separate football, basketball playoffs in 2019

The PIAA “can and must” create a postseason system that separates traditional public schools from private, parochial and charter schools, says a group of public school administrators scheduled to meet… Read More

Homeowners may hate them, however property taxes aren’t going anywhere … but up

School officials in the counties in and around Philadelphia blame a perennial matrix of issues, including pensions, contractual and special-education costs, and assorted state and federal mandates for the fact… Read More

Casey measure aims to help grandparents stepping in to take care of kids

The Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act, signed last week into law by President Donald Trump, calls for establishing an advisory committee made up of federal agencies to map out available… Read More