Educators’ view: Principals know best what their schools need. They should have a central role in deciding how relief funds are spent

The recent passage of the American Rescue Plan represents a once-in-a-generation federal commitment to K-12 schools across the country. The impact will be felt immediately: The $122 billion in direct… Read More

Liberty High School shocks principal with the news he’s Pa.’s secondary principal of the year

PA Principals Association Executive Directors, Dr. Paul Healey and Dr. Eric Eshbach, and Chair of the Secondary Awards Selection Committee, Joseph Hanni, attended a surprise celebration on April 29th at… Read More

How can SEL help students transition back to in-person learning?

As school starts this fall, whether in-person or virtually, three social-emotional learning practices outlined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning can help support students’ emotional needs in the… Read More

Biden pitches plan to expand universal pre-K, free school meal programs, teacher training

On the eve of his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden proposed an ambitious $1.8 trillion American Families Plan that would expand universal prekindergarten access, make it easier for high-poverty schools… Read More

Student’s Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case

Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat that has, improbably, ended up before… Read More

As more students head back to school, how will leaders keep them safe?

As more students return to in-person learning, schools are trying to adjust their policies to best protect them from internal and external threats. For many institutions, the ever-changing COVID-19 statistics and… Read More

Later school start time gave small boost to grades but big boost to sleep, new study finds

The physical and mental health benefits of getting a good night’s sleep are indisputable. What’s less clear is whether starting school later in the morning will prompt kids to sleep… Read More

School districts, communities get creative for prom, to celebrate seniors

Prom season was nonexistent in Pennsylvania last year, and it’s going to look different this year. School districts and community leaders are getting creative to find ways to celebrate seniors…. Read More

Report: Principal supervisors a ‘key’ but sometimes untapped resource

The report also cites research showing effective principals can have a significant impact on student outcomes, potentially raising learning gains by more than two months in a school year. However,… Read More

Department of Education launches program to help schools address learning loss due to the pandemic

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) launched the next phase of an initiative that helps school leaders and educators address students’ learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new… Read More