This week was hazardous and deadly for kids at bus stops across the U.S.

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See which area school districts are the richest, poorest

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Statewide Keystone results show modest improvement in key categories

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Pa. bill would open major school-construction projects to competitive bidding

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School Attendance can Determine District Quality

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More than half of PA public schools do not have a teacher of color

More than 60 years after the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, an analysis of state data shows persistently stark disparities between the racial composition of teachers and students in… Read More

Halloween, ‘harvest festival’ or nothing at all? At local schools, celebrations are all over the map

Some schools are all in for Halloween, with parades, classroom parties, and costume contests. But others have chosen to downplay the holiday, either skipping celebrations or hosting “harvest festivals” or… Read More

National News: Five ways to make classrooms more inclusive

Studies have shown LGBTQ students are more likely to be bullied at school, which can lead to missed classes and a higher risk of suicide. For those kids, a teacher… Read More

Midstate school district becomes first in PA to allow armed teachers

A Schuylkill County school district recently, and rather quietly, became Pennsylvania’s first to pass a policy permitting teachers to carry guns in schools. But a backlash has since developed, setting… Read More

Gov. Tom Wolf, Scott Wagner divided over how to make schools safer

The rash of school shootings that averaged one a week in the first 21 weeks of this year — most notably ones in Florida, Texas, and Maryland — has raised… Read More