The headlines in coverage of Pennsylvania public schools tend to revolve around action in Harrisburg or issues in the state’s largest urban districts. In much of the state, though, many… Read More
Pennsylvania’s Department of Education is now on the clock to address weaknesses in its plan for complying with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. PennLive.com, Jan. 4, 2018 Full story
As you may already be aware, Act 55 of 2017, a new law making significant changes to the Pennsylvania Public School Code, was enacted on November 6, 2017. Among its… Read More
Public schools in Philadelphia, the eighth-largest school district in the United States, will begin a return to local control on July 1 following approval this week by Pennsylvania Governor Tom… Read More
Teachers have long dipped into their own pockets to fund their classrooms. Across the country, the average educator spends $350 of her or his own money annually on supplies and… Read More
Alarmed by the proliferation of false content online, state lawmakers around the country are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell fact from fiction. Carlisle… Read More
Changes to the federal tax code could encourage more Pennsylvania businesses to pump money into K-12 private schools instead of paying state taxes. That’s according to an analysis by the nonprofit… Read More
If it seems like state lawmakers didn’t accomplish much in 2017, there’s a reason for that.They didn’t. After struggling four months past the June deadline to balance the budget, the… Read More
In the past month and a half, Harrisburg’s nonpartisan Independent Fiscal Office has released four research briefs or special reports. Three of those four have been about property taxes, and… Read More
Recently, France announced it is banning cell phones in school for all students age 15 and under, starting next fall. Click here to read the full article.