Teachers are “wearing more hats than we ever thought possible,” Nina Esposito-Visgitis testified Tuesday during a Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing. Educators also serve as counselors, security aides, therapists, referees, surrogate parents,… Read More
This month, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will deliver his eighth and final budget address to a joint session of the legislature. Such speeches are usually a time for governors to… Read More
Democrats in Harrisburg have unveiled a plan that would direct new funding towards schools after years of inadequate funding. Amid a reported $7 billion surplus and “historic” revenues in Pennsylvania,… Read More
Cyberattacks like the one that canceled classes for two days in Albuquerque’s biggest school district have become a growing threat to U.S. schools, with several high-profile incidents reported since last… Read More
Public education is facing a crisis unlike anything in decades, and it reaches into almost everything that educators do: from teaching math, to counseling anxious children, to managing the building…. Read More
Education stakeholders should take the opportunity now to “reset” practices and policies so school systems don’t backtrack to inequitable pre-pandemic systems, said U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona during a speech… Read More
A new analysis of data gathered last spring found job-related stress falling most heavily on female principals and those leading high-poverty schools. It also found that worries about social-emotional well-being… Read More
State lawmakers met with officials of Pennsylvania’s public pension funds Thursday to vet reform measures that have been introduced to increase transparency and oversight of the pension system. Thursday’s hearing… Read More
On May 22, 2008 the Pennsylvania State Board of Education (SBE) amended their bylaws to add one non-voting senior student member and one non-voting junior student member. Thus, since September… Read More
Governor Tom Wolf announced on Friday, Jan. 21 that $8 million in Safe School Targeted grants have been awarded to 303 local education agencies to help make schools safer throughout… Read More