CDC looks at whether 3 feet — instead of 6 — is safe for schools’ social distancing

A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that 3 feet may be as safe as 6 feet, so long as everyone is masked. The authors compared infection rates at Massachusetts schools… Read More

Delaware Co. launches effort to ‘redesign and rethink’ mental health services for schoolage children

Delaware County officials and educators are collaborating on a new Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools initiative that aims to evaluate and improve mental health services for school-age children. Funding for this… Read More

Pennsylvania’s largest pension system investigates possible $25 million error

In December, the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) kept employee contribution rates flat based on the slimmest of margins in its investment returns. Those calculations may have been… Read More

‘Last year was crisis teaching’ — the challenges and successes of almost a year in pandemic educatio

In the year since the initial school closure, teachers who had never taught outside of a classroom now use their kitchen tables as desks, taking the idea of bringing work… Read More

A flood of money is coming to local schools: How should they spend it?

The Senate version of the stimulus bill puts $123 billion in an emergency relief fund for K-12 schools that will “remain available through Sept. 30, 2023.” Click here for full article…. Read More

Vaccinating teachers gets Pa. schools ‘one step closer to what is normal’

Thursday was the first day when school employees who work in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry and northern York County could receive vaccinations through this special statewide initiative aimed at getting schools back… Read More

NAESP Releases New Principal Guide to Early Learning and the Early Grades

The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has announced the release of a new guidebook, Leading Learning Communities: A Principal’s Guide to Early Learning and the Early Grades (Pre-K–3rd… Read More

USDA extends free universal school meal service for children through the summer

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended waivers of some school meal rules through Sept. 30, giving schools more flexibility to feed hungry children during the summer months. Schools have… Read More

PA Principals to Launch New Website on April 6, 2021

The PA Principals Association will launch its new website on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. We are looking forward to sharing our new user-friendly website with you! It will include some… Read More

Smart Talk: Targeting vaccines to teachers and childcare workers

Last week, the Wolf administration, along with a bipartisan COVID-19 Task Force, announced that Pennsylvania’s shipment of the recently approved Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine will be earmarked for teachers… Read More