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PA Principals Association Members Appointed to PASC Board of Directors
Two members of the Pennsylvania Principals Association were selected to represent high school principals throughout the commonwealth as members of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Association of Student… Read More
Symposium set to discuss security
A campaign to protect safety and security of school students, teachers and staff is expected to draw 500 or more educators to Indiana this week. Presenters include experts from Indiana University… Read More
National News: Textbooks alone don’t boost test scores, study says
Replacing a math textbook is unlikely to generate large boosts in student achievement on its own, concludes a new study that stands in contrast to earlier research suggesting stronger benefits… Read More
The Trump Administration Really Wants to Cut Education Funding. Congress Doesn’t.
For the third year in a row, lawmakers are expected to disregard the administration’s proposed budget. Full Story
Full-time school nurses in short supply
The kids begin flowing into nurse Maxine Pare’s office early in the morning at Etna-Dixmont Elementary School in Penobscot County, Maine. The students are dealing with all kinds of illnesses,… Read More
Governor’s Civic Engagement Award
We want to let you know that, for the second year, the Pennsylvania Departments of Education and State are inviting Pennsylvania schools to qualify for the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award… Read More
House brings back bills reorganizing career and technical education
A slate of eight bills aimed at bolstering career and technical education is on the move in the state House. The package made it through the House Education Committee with… Read More
Ten years later, PA’s open records law has improved access, but some say the law has its flaws
Whether they realize it or not, Pennsylvanians have experienced a new age of transparency and openness of their government over the past decade. Under the overhauled state’s Right to Know… Read More
Committee members conceptually back Wolf’s plan for fresh round of school safety, security funding
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed allocation of $45 million toward school safety projects went under the microscope this week as lawmakers questioned the head of the Department of Education on… Read More