Coming to a district near you? Pennsylvania law now permits a four-day school week

Legislation signed into law in December amended the Pennsylvania School Code. Districts now can choose between 180 school days and hourly instruction requirements: 900 for elementary students and 990 for secondary… Read More

School districts use technology to curb student vaping on campus

In Pennsylvania, 1 in 5 high school students used tobacco products, with vaping products leading the list, according to a 2024 Pennsylvania Department of Health fact sheet analyzing data from… Read More

Demand for student-teacher stipends in Pennsylvania far exceeds $10 million allocation

Within three hours of going live, more than 3,500 applications were received for a state-funded stipend to cover an otherwise unpaid semester of student teaching. Click here for full article…. Read More

PA Principals Association 2024 Election Results Announced

The PA Principals Association’s 2024 election was completed today at 10 a.m. (Friday, April 12, 2024) for State Directors. The results were certified by Vote-Now, approved by the 2024 Nominations… Read More

Some high-taxing school districts would get ‘tax equity’ under Gov. Shapiro’s budget plan. Who will benefit?

The bulk of Shapiro’s proposal — which originated with a legislative commission — is devoted to providing adequate school funding, with poor school districts slated to receive big boosts next… Read More

Interest in PA’s student teacher stipend program ‘shatters all expectations’

In the first three hours after applications became available for the PA Student Teacher Support Program, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency reports 3,531 students had submitted an application in hopes… Read More

s.’ But here’s what would-be Pennsylvania teachers need more of

Although Pennsylvania’s population is flat, its supply of new teachers is shrinking fast from 20,000 new teachers a year in Pennsylvania a decade ago to just 5,000 annually now. That… Read More

Tens of thousands of Pennsylvania students are experiencing homelessness

The Pennsylvania Department of Education with the help of education and community agencies identified 40,003 children and youth experiencing homelessness from 2021-2022. Click here for full article. Source: ABC 27, April 9,… Read More

What you need to know about the total solar eclipse on April 8

North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun. Monday’s total solar eclipse will make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast and cross into Texas and 14 other… Read More

PA high school focuses on attracting new teachers to the field

The shortage of educators and school staffers has reached a crisis level in some Pennsylvania public schools. The state will need to fill thousands of vacancies for teachers, principals and… Read More