As schools across the country suffer from crippling teacher and staff shortages, districts are trying to adapt. Employment in public K-12 schools nationally is still down thousands of teachers and… Read More
A landmark trial over how Pennsylvania funds its public schools is wrapping up today. For months, lawyers have traded objections, motions, and high-level arguments. But what has it been like… Read More
School principals interviewed by K-12 Dive say they are expanding learning opportunities and student and staff mental health supports using ESSER dollars for such varying and diverse initiatives as hiring… Read More
Matthew D. Crater, Assistant Principal of Haverford Middle School (grades 6-8) in The School District of Haverford Township (Havertown, PA), has been named Pennsylvania’s Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year… Read More
State and school officials issued a call for action Friday, pointing to declines in state standardized test scores as evidence that Pennsylvania’s students suffered learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More
On Friday, Pennsylvania’s Department of Education released the results of standardized Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone exams for the 2020-2021 school year. Click here for full article…. Read More
Almost half, or 44%, of public schools report having full- or part-time teacher vacancies, in a nationally representative survey of 670 public schools conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. More… Read More
The mental health and well-being of children and teenagers have been driven to a breaking point nationwide by the pandemic and the isolation, disruption, fear, and grief it has brought… Read More
A bipartisan mix of state senators want to create the First in Math initiative inside the state Department of Education. The program is being used by the New York state… Read More
The nation must make new commitments to respond to an unprecedented mental health crisis that has had particularly harsh effects on children and teens, who have faced rising rates of… Read More