Rep. Jordan Harris: Before PA revisits voucher proposals it must address education inequality

Harris, the House Appropriations Committee chairperson, said the state must reevaluate its education system on a broader level, including charter schools and programs that divert tax dollars to private school… Read More

Edgeworth’s former principal may have retired, but she won’t be staying idle

Please Note: Dr. Carol Sprinker recently served at NAESP Representative on the PA Principals Association Board of Directors and is a current Regional Service Specialist for the West III Region…. Read More

Biden admin. says new K-12 agenda tackles absenteeism, tutoring, extended learning

The Biden administration wants states and school districts to increase student attendance, adopt high-dosage tutoring, and expand summer and after-school learning as part of a new agenda for reversing declines… Read More

Lawmakers told school guidance counselor reforms needed to ‘finally bring Pennsylvania into the 21st century’

Please Note: The PA Principals Association participated in this meeting. Dr. Harrison Bailey III, principal at Liberty High School in the Bethlehem Area School District, was part of a panel… Read More

Shapiro administration announces $379K grant for teaching program

Central Susquehanna was selected to design a registered apprenticeship program that school districts across PA can use as a template for teacher career pathways, according to the release. Click here… Read More

Pennsylvania school districts seeing ‘uptick’ in superintendent resignations, according to new report

Superintendents left Pennsylvania districts during the 2022-23 school year at rates not seen since the mid-2010s, a new report found. Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required.) Source:… Read More

Federal funding to grant PA schools clean-energy buses

Five Pennsylvania school districts will receive 120 clean energy school buses through federal grants, helping to phase out diesel engines and reduce health risks. The nearly $1 billion bus funding… Read More

Pennsylvania to participate in new food assistance program for kids this summer

Eligible Pennsylvanians will receive an extra $40 per student for each summer month as a result of the federally funded Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program. Any student whose family… Read More

Pennsylvania needs to spend $5.4B to close gap between rich and poor schools, report advanced by Dems says

Pennsylvania will need to spend at least $5.4 billion to close the gap between rich and poor school districts, according to a long-awaited report approved by a divided panel of… Read More

Open Board Positions for 2024 PA Principals Association Election

    Matthew Dziunycz, principal at Brandywine Heights High School in the Brandywine Heights Area School District, has been appointed by PA Principals’ President, Dr. Maureen Letcher, to serve as the… Read More