The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Safe Schools Office, in partnership with Montgomery Intermediate Unit 23, will be offering a course entitled, “Leading School Climate Improvement: The School Climate Leadership… Read More
Education Leadership Associations Launch Online Community for School Leaders Learning Paths, Resources & eLibraries Available The School Leaders Roundtable Institute is a new online community developed by the PA Association of Intermediate… Read More
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (PPC) has released a report titled, “Pre-K Works, So Why Not PA?” The report revisits a 2017 PPC research product that highlighted the commonwealth’s commitment to… Read More
Late yesterday afternoon, I received notice that the U.S. Department of Education had approved Pennsylvania’s ESSA Consolidated State Plan as revised. Approval of Pennsylvania’s Consolidated State Plan is a significant… Read More
WILKES-BARRE — Lean and bit boyish with a buzz cut, Brian Costello can’t help but get wonky when he talks about Wilkes-Barre Area’s poor results on state standardized tests. Full… Read More
The new Republican tax overhaul includes a change that will expand the benefits of a college savings plan to include private K-12 schools, allowing parents to use the plan to… Read More
When I welcome kindergartners on the first day of school, I don’t see them only as little ones eager to learn. I also picture them 13 years later, attired in… Read More
After a year of debate, Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education has approved a resolution to offer computer science education to all public school students in the commonwealth by endorsing Computer… Read More
WASHINGTON — Too often, low-income, black and Latino students end up in schools with crumbling walls, old textbooks and unqualified teachers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S…. Read More
Some of Pennsylvania’s rural communities are grappling with stagnant economies and declining industrial jobs, a steady drain of younger people and chronic addiction. Many of these issues seep into their… Read More