The U.S. Department of Education recognized a total of 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in… Read More
Leaders in Pennsylvania school districts, large and small, are forced to make unthinkable decisions as they work within crumbling buildings, triage educational resources and improvise a social safety net, state… Read More
Pennsylvania lawmakers kicked off their hearings this week on how to change the state’s unconstitutional school funding system, and the scope of the challenge was on display: both in terms… Read More
The National Association for Pupil Transportation asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to waive the “under-the-hood” requirement since bus drivers are not allowed to leave students at any time,… Read More
Lawmakers have moved a step closer to finalizing the state budget and freeing up at least some of the stalled $1.1 billion in spending for everything from hospitals to public… Read More
Mumin is overseeing the state’s education system at a time when the courts have ruled it needs to be fixed, and at a time when state lawmakers are divided over… Read More
All 1.7 million of Pennsylvania’s public school students will receive free breakfast each day this school year, as part of a state program. The program’s rollout, however, comes as schools… Read More
Lawmakers typically do not come to Harrisburg during a stretch of two-plus months beginning in early July. Should the Senate take a roll call floor vote on Wednesday, it will… Read More
This new tool will combine scores from different high school equivalency tests, which was an option that was not available in the past in Pennsylvania. Click here for full article…. Read More
State Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward on Monday said the chamber will hold an unusual August voting session next week to deal with unfinished pieces of the fiscal 2024… Read More