Statewide Funding Survey Results Released
A statewide survey connects education, economic development and needed change in state support for public schools. Click here for the survey.
2014 PA Principals Association Election Results Announced
The 2014 PA Principals Association Election closed at noon today and the results have been certified by Vote-Now. Listed below are the candidates who were successful in this year’s election…. Read More
PA Principals Association Reaches Out to Franklin Regional
PA Principals Association sends our heartfelt condolences to the students, staff and the entire Franklin Regional community. Our network of school leaders stand ready to assist the district in any… Read More
PDE Will Not Develop Additional Keystone Exams
Last week, Acting Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq issued a letter to Senate Education Committee Chairmen Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) and Sen. Andrew Dinniman (D-Chester) confirming that the PA Department… Read More
2014 PA Principals Association Online Election Ballot Information
The PA Principals Association Election is open from 6 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, April 1, 2014 through 12 p.m. (Noon EST) on Monday, April 14, 2014. Many e-mail providers impose restrictions… Read More
Greg Taranto: Slay the Testing Beast
Standardized tests are out of control; let’s stand together to fight them off
New York Times Editorial: The Trouble With Testing Mania
Congress made a sensible decision a decade ago when it required the states to administer yearly tests to public school students in exchange for federal education aid. The theory behind… Read More
Increase in Cybersecurity Attacks Targeting Schools
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is aware of at least four Network Time Protocol Distributed Denial of Service attacks targeting school districts in 2014, indicating a possible trend of… Read More
Required 2014 Spring Keystone Exam Administration Training Sessions
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and its statewide assessment vendor, Data Recognition Corporation (DRC), will conduct training sessions on the administration of the 2014 Spring Keystone Exams on April… Read More
Amended Chapter 4 Regulations (Standards and Assessments) In Effect
On March 1, 2014, the State Board of Education published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin amendments to the Chapter 4 Regulations that govern Standards and Assessments (22 Pa Code Chapter 4)…. Read More