What districts can do now to be ready for natural disasters

When a natural disaster strikes, district leaders are immediately saddled with a long list of new tasks, the first of which is ensuring staff and students are safe. But the… Read More

Delaware County Educator Named 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year December 09, 2024

Interim Acting Secretary of Education Angela Fitterer today announced that Leon Smith, an educator at Haverford Township School District, has been named the 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. The… Read More

Education Department promotes expanded use of behavior assessments

New guidance from the U.S. Department of Education promotes the use of individualized behavioral assessments and support plans for students with and without disabilities to help schools address problem behaviors… Read More

Local schools say therapy dogs help student mental health

Some local schools are looking into getting a therapy dog while others already have one. Click here for full article. Source: Fox News 56, December 3, 2024.

U.S. Education Department calls on states, schools to set policies on cellphone use

The department asks schools to have well-thought-out policies on the matter, but does not dictate exactly what those policies should be. An accompanying resource for schools notes the risk social… Read More

PA Dept. of Education improves licensing processes to help place teachers in classrooms

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has announced that aspiring educators can now receive an Intern Certificate for free, enabling them to enter the classroom and teach for up to… Read More

PCCD approves safety, mental health grants for schools across the region

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s School Safety and Security Committee voted last week to approve nearly $20 million in competitively awarded school safety grants for nonpublic schools and… Read More

Shapiro Administration Improves Licensing Processes to Help Put Teachers in Classrooms, Makes Intern Certificates for Future Teachers Available At No Cost

Since day one, Governor Shapiro has been focused on streamlining state government and improving the way Pennsylvanians interact with the Commonwealth. He’s slashed wait times, cut red tape, and instituted… Read More

Pennsylvania’s secretary of education resigns

Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin announced his resignation after nearly two years of service as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Mumin will step down on December 6, 2024…. Read More

U.S. Department of Education issues guidance on preventing discriminatory use of AI in schools

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a new resource, Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Artificial Intelligence, aimed at helping schools understand how AI… Read More