The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards selects 102 student volunteers to earn $1,000 awards, silver medallions and trip to nation’s capital. Many are fighting hunger in their local communities. Some… Read More
Principal Stephanie Andrewlevich is attempting an unusual and, some would say, audacious experiment: If the 33 eighth-grade classmates make it to graduation with no physical altercations, each gets a $100… Read More
Could election-year politics help smooth out the sometimes rough partisan fights seen during budget time? Time will tell. LancasterOnline, Feb. 11, 2018 Full story
Following the thwarted attempt of a school shooting in Uniontown School District last month, local superintendents have stressed that the most important tool to ensure student safety is communication. Uniontown… Read More
Republican leaders in Pennsylvania’s House and Senate said Thursday evening it is impossible for them to pass a new congressional map before the state Supreme Court’s Friday deadline.? WITF, Feb…. Read More
Like many charter schools, Executive Education Academy spends a good chunk of its budget on rent, some of which is later reimbursed by the state. That’s allowed, as long as… Read More
One year after U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was sworn in, teachers’ groups delivered “report cards” to her place of employment, grading the secretary on her performance protecting students’ civil… Read More
As they did last year, students in classrooms around Philadelphia are participating in lessons about the Black Lives Matter movement this week — second graders coloring pictures, high schoolers having… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf’s final budget proposal of his term Tuesday set the stage for familiar battles with the Republican-controlled Legislature over imposing an extraction tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas… Read More
Gov. Wolf on Tuesday unveiled an election-year budget of nearly $33 billion that would boost funding for public schools, hike the minimum wage, expand the fight against Pennsylvania’s opioid addiction… Read More