The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to high rates of teacher and principal turnover, intensive student-support needs, and significant disruptions in school districts and communities. Now more than ever, new principals… Read More
Sen. Lindsey Williams and Rep. Emily Kinkead, both Allegheny County Democrats, want to create a permanent program to provide Pennsylvania K-12 students with free breakfast and lunch, dubbed the Universal… Read More
Pennsylvania lawmakers have approved two bills that would create a model curriculum to teach students about the events of September 11, 2001, and require a moment of silence in schools…. Read More
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that the first-ever cybersecurity grant program designed for state, local and territorial governments nationwide will distribute $1 billion over the next four years. Click… Read More
Last Friday Governor Tom Wolf announced his over $21 million dollar plan to provide universal free school breakfast for 1.7 million students across the commonwealth this school year. Dr. Patty… Read More
The PA Principals Association congratulates these schools and their principals! ———————- The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has announced that 10 schools statewide have been selected as National Blue Ribbon… Read More
Facing a teacher shortage crisis, the state legislature in June agreed to waive the requirement, giving officials a chance to study whether the test really improved the quality of teaching candidates… Read More
On September 1, the U.S. Department of Education released disastrous test results. Based on a sample of more than 7,000 9-year-olds around the country, two decades of academic progress in… Read More
Back-to-school season is a time of excitement, anticipation, and at times, concern for school communities. In addition to the academic and administrative complexities a new school year can present, schools… Read More
School districts in the midstate – and across Pennsylvania – are facing teacher and staff shortages, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education and state teacher advocacy organizations. How districts experience teacher… Read More