CTE programs evolve as tech transforms vocational fields
With increased recognition to the fact that some students may want to forgo college for a direct path to vocational careers, many schools are looking to beef up the CTE… Read More
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PAsmart initiative invests $20M in STEM education
The state’s PAsmart initiative — a $40 million initiative that provides job training, registered apprenticeships, and supports K-12 computer science and STEM education — will provide $20 million in science,… Read More
Special needs, special costs: Lehigh Valley superintendents educate state panel nearing decision on
The Southern Lehigh School District spent more than $1 million on services for eight special education students last year Superintendent Kathleen Evison told Pennsylvania’s special education funding commission on Tuesday…. Read More
Enrollment woes at Pennsylvania state schools
Fresh numbers are adding urgency to a broad redesign underway across Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities, as enrollment now has slipped to a level not seen in 20 years. Full Story
National News: Most states have walked back tough teacher-evaluation policies, report finds
Since 2015, 30 states have walked back one or more of their teacher-evaluation reforms, according to a new report by the National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington-based group that is in favor… Read More
National News: ACT to change how students retake exam, add ‘superscore’
Starting next fall, some students who take the ACT will have a new option as they try to improve their scores: They’ll be allowed to retake individual sections of the… Read More
The Things Parents Don’t Talk About With Their Kids … But Should
A majority of parents rarely if ever discuss race/ethnicity, gender, class or other categories of social identity with their kids, according to a new, nationally representative survey of more than… Read More
Bill would require all school districts to offer full-time cyber education programs
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has unveiled legislation that would require all school districts to offer full-time cyber education programs. State Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie) said his proposal, House Bill 1897, would require… Read More
Republicans and Democrats agree: Students need more trade school opportunities
College isn’t for everybody, but that doesn’t mean higher education shouldn’t be seen as an option. That’s something Republicans and Democrats from the Lehigh Valley can agree on. At a town… Read More
Guidance counselors evolve with Valley students’ experiences, needs
The role of school guidance counselors continues to evolve, in part, because the experiences the students go through in and out of school evolve. As in the past, guidance counselors today… Read More