PA House panel seeks ruling on health secretary’s authority to issue school mask order

Republican state lawmakers are taking a different avenue outside of the courts to challenge Pennsylvania Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam’s order requiring masks in schools and child care centers. The… Read More

National News: Everything you need to know about schools and COVID relief funds

The rollout of the federal aid, like most things since the pandemic began, has been frenzied, chaotic, and confusing. Education Week has assembled an educator’s guide to the basics of… Read More

Libraries helping students without internet stay connected in age of virtual learning days

Libraries continue to see a surge in library card applications during the pandemic as students learning virtually find it a valuable resource during the school year. Public libraries are increasingly… Read More

NAESP Virtual Learning Opportunity: Keeping Students and Communities Safe with School-based Flu and COVID-19 Testing

As students return to classrooms, schools face the combined challenges of the surging variants, students too young to receive a vaccine, and the flu season. BD is partnering with NAESP… Read More

National News: Universal pre-K, free community college included in sweeping reconciliation bill

The U.S. House Education & Labor Committee on Friday finished a marathon markup of legislation that would provide universal pre-K education, expand federal Pell Grants for college students and institute… Read More

PA school mask exemption loophole draws pushback from Wolf administration

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration on Friday pushed back on school districts that some accused of exploiting a loophole in its mask mandate, warning that allowing parents to file for medical… Read More

Lawsuit over education funding in Pennsylvania heads to trial in Harrisburg

A lawsuit filed in 2014 over education funding in Pennsylvania is heading to trial Thursday. The lawsuit claims the state is violating its constitution by not properly funding public schools…. Read More

Pennsylvania Department of Health lawyers ask court to uphold mask mandate challenged by GOP, parents

Lawyers for the acting head of Pennsylvania’s health department told a state appellate court on Thursday that the mask mandate for K-12 schools and childcare centers is legally sound, justified… Read More

PA school districts, companies are struggling to recruit bus drivers. Why is there a shortage?

While school districts across Pennsylvania are adjusting to a mask mandate and trying to maintain some normalcy during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, they are also struggling to simply transport students amid… Read More

Gov. Wolf outlines steps to mitigate COVID-19 in schools

Gov. Tom Wolf visited the Norristown Area School District in Montgomery County on Wednesday to outline steps the state said will protect against COVID-19 in schools. The governor said the… Read More