Education department releases highly anticipated AI toolkit for schools

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology on Thursday released its highly anticipated guidance to help K-12 leaders integrate artificial intelligence into their school districts. Click here for full article…. Read More

Exciting News to Share! PA Principals Association is PA’s New Vendor for Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Induction Program

Dear Pennsylvania Administrators, I am writing to inform you about an important update regarding the Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership (PIL) program. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is currently transitioning to… Read More

Cyber squeeze: What accountability exists in PA for its cyber charter schools?

The Temple University associate professor, in a study published this summer, found that high school students at Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools weren’t performing as well as traditional school district students. Click here… Read More

PA makes first-ever investment of $175M to repair school buildings

Gov. Josh Shapiro this week announced that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has approved 208 investments in Pennsylvania school facilities, totaling $175 million, under the new Public School Facility Improvement… Read More

Susquenita School District launches AI gun detection system

A Central Pennsylvania school district in Perry County announced that it has deployed a new AI-powered gun detection system. Click here for full article. Source: ABC27 WHTM, Oct. 24, 2024.

Researchers say homeless students continue to go under-identified in Pennsylvania

But according to a new report from Research for Action, Pennsylvania still falls below the national average when it comes to identifying students experiencing homelessness in the first place. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More

Pennsylvania lawmakers hold hearing on protecting students from school violence

Amid an uptick in threats of school violence, state lawmakers with the House Education Committee held a hearing about better-protecting students and teachers. Click here for full article. Source: Fox… Read More

Schools in PA and NJ are getting money for electric school buses

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the School District of Philadelphia is getting nearly $17 million in federal grant and rebate funding to buy electric school buses. And the… Read More

PA announces $56.5 million in grant funding to combat gun violence and create more afterschool and out-of-school opportunities for kids

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) invited organizations to apply for $56.5 million in state grant funding under PCCD’s existing VIP grant program and the first-ever Building Opportunity through… Read More

AI in Education in 2024 — Educators express mixed feelings on the technology’s future

How best to leverage generative AI in the classroom is one of the most important technology questions facing K–12 education. To answer it, school IT professionals can review a snapshot… Read More