Struggling Readers Achieving Fluency with Oral Language Focus
GrapeSEED is hosting a Web Seminar on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. EST Research has shown that oral language has a profound effect on children’s… Read More
2015 Attributions for Federal and State Accountability Reporting Training Announcement
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will be offering training on the 2015 Attributions for Federal and State Accountability Reporting. This training will use the 2015 Attribution Map, discuss the… Read More
Pollster Terry Madonna Joins the Next #FairFundingPA Chat on Twitter
Terry Madonna will join the next monthly Twitter chat with Pennsylvania’s major education leadership organizations on Tuesday, May 26 at 8 p.m. Madonna is Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the… Read More
It’s On to the Pennsylvania House for Pension Reform; Hearings Set for June
Sweeping aside decades of legal precedent and policy-making tradition, Senate Republicans passed a pension reform bill Wednesday that, as written, would change benefit formulas mid-career for more than 360,000 current state workers… Read More
Pa. Senate Republicans Stand Together, Pass Pension Reform Bill
On a 28-19 vote, the Senate’s Republican majority carried a major public employee pension reform measure to passage Wednesday afternoon. All Republicans present voted for the bill except one, Sen…. Read More
Senate Pension Bill Savings of $18 billion Iffy
A Senate bill to overhaul the state’s two debt-ridden pension systems could save taxpayers $18.2 billion over 30 years by reducing benefits for current and future state workers and school employees. Or… Read More
State Pension Reform Bill Clears Senate Committee on Party-Line Vote
A state Senate committee on Monday approved a bill that would reduce retirement benefits or increase paycheck contributions for most state and public school workers, the first step toward legislative… Read More
Pennsylvania’s Public Pension Overhaul Advances
Senate Republicans on Monday advanced legislation to overhaul benefits in Pennsylvania’s two major public employee pension systems — over the protests of Democrats who say they have not had a chance to even read… Read More
PA’s Kindergarten Entry Inventory Tool – Available at No Cost to School Districts
Pennsylvania’s Kindergarten Entry Inventory (KEI) is a reliable reporting tool available at no cost to school districts. The Kindergarten Entry Inventory offers teachers an instructional strategy for understanding and tracking… Read More
Pennsylvania Senate Expected To Pass Public Employee Pension Overhaul
A Senate vote this week on a bill to eliminate guaranteed pension benefits for state and school employees sets the stage for budget negotiations between Republicans controlling the legislature and… Read More