With political and legislative hurdles remaining, PA budget is far from Shapiro’s desk

Both chambers of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly have passed a budget that Gov. Josh Shapiro said this week he wants to sign, but claims of political betrayal and remaining legislative hurdles… Read More

Principals are leaving Pa. schools more often than ever before

Across the state, 15.4% of principals left Pennsylvania schools between 2021-22 and 2022-23, according to a new study out of the Penn State Center for Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis…. Read More

Senate bill proposes improved workforce data collection to curb teacher shortages

The Supporting Teaching and Learning Through Better Data Act, introduced Wednesday by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and co-sponsored by Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), proposes the establishment of a grant program… Read More

PA House passes bill to provide up to $15,000 stipends to student teachers

Legislation that would provide student teachers up to a $15,000 grant during their 12-week required student teaching assignments won Pennsylvania House of Representative passage on Thursday by a 141-62 bipartisan… Read More

Advocates look for budget increases to address school infrastructure in PA

Advocates want the Republican-controlled Senate to approve the investment, especially given February’s fair funding outcome in Commonwealth Court, ruling the state’s current funding system is unconstitutional. Click here for full… Read More

Pennsylvania is launching a program to support military-connected children who change schools

The Purple Star School designation is given to schools or local education agencies for their commitment to these families. Schools can also receive the Purple Star Award from the state’s… Read More

PA Ed Dept announces $1.5M in new grant funds to boost number of special ed teachers

The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that $1.5 million in grant funding is available to establish or expand opportunities for practicing paraeducators in Pennsylvania schools to become special education teachers… Read More

Karen L. Krisch Named Pennsylvania’s 2023 National Distinguished Principal

Karen L. Krisch, Principal of Marion-Walker Elementary School in the Bellefonte Area School District, has been named Pennsylvania’s 2023 National Distinguished Principal (NDP) by the Pennsylvania Principals Association. As a… Read More

PA budget 2023: How a landmark school funding lawsuit is shaping negotiations

A court decision requiring Pennsylvania lawmakers to make the funding system for public schools more equitable is front and center in this year’s budget negotiations, but the issue will not… Read More

Chairmen of PA House Education Committee join This Week in Pennsylvania

House Democrats passed a budget this year that steered a billion dollars more to schools than Governor Josh Shapiro and he asked for a billion more than last year. The… Read More