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The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced Friday that $1.5 million in grant funding is available to help schools create learning opportunities for the next generation of special educators. Click… Read More
Recent figures illustrate how K-12 leaders are working from state to state to address a challenge with no one-size-fits-all solution. Click here for full article. Source: Education Dive, April 17,… Read More
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday that his administration will move all standardized school assessment tests online in an effort to save more classroom time for instruction, create a user-friendly… Read More
Years after school buildings reopened following COVID-19 closures, an overwhelming majority of public school leaders (92%) are concerned to some extent about their students meeting academic standards, according to data… Read More
Legislation signed into law in December amended the Pennsylvania School Code. Districts now can choose between 180 school days and hourly instruction requirements: 900 for elementary students and 990 for secondary… Read More
In Pennsylvania, 1 in 5 high school students used tobacco products, with vaping products leading the list, according to a 2024 Pennsylvania Department of Health fact sheet analyzing data from… Read More
Within three hours of going live, more than 3,500 applications were received for a state-funded stipend to cover an otherwise unpaid semester of student teaching. Click here for full article…. Read More
The PA Principals Association’s 2024 election was completed today at 10 a.m. (Friday, April 12, 2024) for State Directors. The results were certified by Vote-Now, approved by the 2024 Nominations… Read More
The bulk of Shapiro’s proposal — which originated with a legislative commission — is devoted to providing adequate school funding, with poor school districts slated to receive big boosts next… Read More
In the first three hours after applications became available for the PA Student Teacher Support Program, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency reports 3,531 students had submitted an application in hopes… Read More