Matthew Splain, superintendent of the Otto-Eldred School District, said schools in his district are struggling to keep aging, refurbished laptops from dying on students. The district’s struggles are not isolated…. Read More
Twenty-four years. That’s how long retired public-sector employees who left the state workforce prior to the 2001 Act 9 pension overhaul have been living without a cost of living adjustment… Read More
Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a $50.8 billion budget that makes major new investments in education but fails to address skill games regulation or other pressing policy questions. Click here… Read More
Nearly two weeks past the deadline, Pennsylvania lawmakers have passed a budget deal worth $50.8 billion. The details of the proposed spending plan were released Saturday night after votes in… Read More
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing legislation that would provide funding to a teacher recruitment initiative in Pennsylvania. The legislation, proposed by State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-7), aims to help diversify… Read More
Nine-year-olds are recovering academic ground lost during the pandemic, with reading scores now statistically on par with pre-COVID levels and a growing share of students demonstrating foundational math and literacy… Read More
Schools face numerous pressing challenges, from chronic absenteeism and falling grades to more structural problems like retaining teachers and workforce development. District and state-level leaders have approached these problems separately,… Read More
The Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban the use of cell phones in public schools across the state. The measure, which does not prohibit possession… Read More
The House today passed legislation authored by Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) to create a campaign to educate Pennsylvanians about the potential benefits and risks of artificial… Read More
After five years of diligent advocacy by the PA Principals Association, legislation to amend Act 93 has reached a major milestone. Yesterday, HB 2544 (Rep. Paul Takac, D) was passed… Read More