Pennsylvania’s governor is promoting a statewide infrastructure plan as a way to fund the expansion of broadband into areas that lack high-speed access to the internet. Associated Press, March 1,… Read More
Every school district in Pennsylvania received a memo last week from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. In the memo entitled “Act 44 Updates,” the department laid out its interpretation of Act… Read More
If so, you will want to register now for the 2019 Educational Leadership Summit, sponsored by PA Principals Association and the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA), to be held… Read More
All U.S. states require most parents to vaccinate their children against some preventable diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella and whooping cough, to be able to attend school. Such laws often… Read More
All schools are federally required to provide translation and interpretation services for families, which is becoming more challenging given the linguistic diversity, and strain on school resources. WESA, Feb. 28,… Read More
This Black History Month has been packed with controversy, with scandals and headlines revolving around blackface dominating the national conversation. Full Story
The experience of natural spaces, brimming with greenish light, the smells of soil and the quiet fluttering of leaves in the breeze can calm our frenetic modern lives. It’s as… Read More
A new threat reporting system for schools in Pennsylvania – the first state in the U.S. to mandate a tip line for all districts statewide – has fielded more than… Read More
The top-line finding included in a new report from EdBuild, a nonprofit that focuses on education funding, calls into question the ways state and local dollars are used to prop… Read More
The PA School Boards Association’s 2019 State of Education report is now available online. The PA Principals Association participated with the data and compilation of this report. The report is… Read More