Pennsylvania bill would mandate schools start later

Rep. Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) says her bill would require the instructional day for public secondary school to begin no earlier than 8:15 a.m. Click here for full article. Source: ABC27… Read More

Casey introduces legislation to combat bullying

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation Tuesday that would help schools combat bullying. The Safe Schools Improvement Act would make school districts adopt codes of conduct that would prohibit… Read More

We the people: Openings of U.S., state constitutions could become fixtures at PA school entrances

Public schools would be required to display the opening lines of the United States and Pennsylvania constitutions near the entrance to their buildings under legislation that won state Senate passage… Read More

Western PA schools are seeing more students act out since the pandemic. Now they’re changing how they discipline them

Over the past few years many Pittsburgh-area schools have reexamined their discipline policies. They are moving away from zero tolerance practices to instead implement restorative justice programs. Click here for… Read More

Securing the future of American education: For National Principals Month we ask that you listen.

Three leaders of school administration organizations write that federal funding for education is “an investment in our nation’s future.” Click here for full article. Source: Education Dive, Oct. 18, 2023.

Casey, Romney Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Early Childhood Education Training

Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) introduced legislation to prepare principals, superintendents, and other school leaders to facilitate high-quality early childhood education programs in school districts…. Read More

Registration is Open for the Science of Reading Symposium – Dec. 5-6

Our 2022 National Distinguished Principal and PA Principals Association East II Elementary Board Member, Robert Palazzo, will be a featured presenter at the Science of Reading Symposium in Harrisburg on… Read More

NCES – Schools say hiring challenges persisted this fall

Staffing challenges persisted as schools entered the 2023-24 school year, with 86% of public schools reporting difficulties hiring teachers and 83% finding it hard to hire nonteaching staff, according to… Read More

Why this superintendent is taking the school bus driver shortage into his own hands

Dr. Randal Lutz, superintendent of Baldwin-Whitehall School District in Pittsburgh, is making himself, quite literally, part of the solution. He enrolled this fall in a course that will allow him… Read More

School bus driver shortages in PA ‘could get worse’ if not addressed

Driver shortages started well before the pandemic, but since then have become more problematic. For many districts, a lack of drivers is the result of two issues: low pay and… Read More