The Trump administration plans to roll back protections for transgender students, reversing federal guidance that required the nation’s public schools to allow children to use the bathrooms and locker rooms… Read More
We began moving away from the “public” in public schools a long time ago. Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required.) Source: New York Times, Feb. 21, 2017.
The PA Principals Association has announced its Aspiring Principals Workshops for 2017 – Previewing the Principalship andGetting the Job-Done Right! – to be held in May at the Holiday Inn… Read More
Click here for full article. Source: Pocono Record, Feb. 18, 2017.
Click here for full article. Source: Pocono Record, Feb. 16, 2017.
As districts manage tighter finances and athletic budgets stay stagnant, booster organizations and community fundraisers are becoming a more integral part of school sports. While many parents and boosters are… Read More
The action in the U.S. school system is overwhelmingly local. But the federal government, and the courts, have an important hand in many issues that touch classrooms — from civil… Read More
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is trying to make the case for one of the biggest increases in his new budget plan, nearly 40% more for early childhood education programs. Click… Read More
Since Harry S. Truman was President, it’s been state law in Pennsylvania that teachers must get 10 paid sick days. The Public School Code of 1949 also specifically spells out… Read More
With Pennsylvania facing a multibillion-dollar structural deficit and legislative majorities firmly against broad-based tax increases, Gov. Tom Wolf has resorted to some creative money management in his 2017-18 budget proposal…. Read More