Central PA students planning walkout to protest gun violence
Students at some central Pennsylvania high schools are planning to take part in a protest March 14 against gun violence, joining their peers around the country in the wake of… Read More
AEDY 2017-2018 Regional Conferences – Making Positive Connections
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) Team will host one-day regional conferences at each of the three PaTTAN offices in the state. These regional… Read More
Joint Statement on School Safety and Student Activism
PA Principals Association joins PASA, PSBA, and PSEA and releases a joint statement about Student Activism in response to school safety. Click here to read full joint statement.
Hampton school board opposes Pennsylvania education savings account bill
The Hampton Township School Board is telling the state legislature that a Senate bill that would give students in underperforming schools access to an education savings account would not benefit… Read More
Petition day arrives with congressional boundaries in doubt
The first day for congressional candidates in Pennsylvania to circulate petitions will arrive amid legal challenges to week-old court-ordered boundaries of the state’s 18 U.S. House districts. Associated Press, Feb…. Read More
Alloway proposes ‘civilian protection force’ in schools
State Sen. Richard Alloway II, R-Chambersburg, said he likes the idea of a “volunteer civilian protection force” in Pennsylvania schools.A civilian protection force woudl be comprised of volunteers, possibly retired… Read More
Arming teachers isn’t the way to keep students safe | Opinion
Guest Editorial – By Mark D. DiRocco, Paul M. Healey, Nathan G. Mains and Dolores McCracken The awful reality of the Stoneman Douglas High School slayings – 17 dead, 15… Read More
Considerations for Principals When Students are Planning an Organized Protest or Walkout
A message from NASSP’s Executive Director, JoAnn Bartoletti: We are all inspired by the empowered students committed to preventing the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School from ever happening… Read More
What’s behind all of the school threats? Psychiatrist weighs in
Schools across the country have been shut down or put on alert following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 students and staff dead. A psychiatry professor… Read More
PA House panel to explore arming teachers
The state House education committee plans to explore the issue of school safety at a March 15 hearing that will include whether the General Assembly should give schools the power… Read More