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Congress has finally taken significant action to enact a full reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – also known as the No Child Left Behind Act –… Read More
Principals Support the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177)
Congress has taken significant action to enact a full reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – currently known as the No Child Left Behind Act. Earlier this… Read More
2014-2015 Assessment Information
This week, the State Board of Education approved the new PSSA cut scores for our students as the next step in a process that began several years ago. Now, as… Read More
Congress Might Finally Overhaul No Child Left Behind. Here’s What That Means For Kids
The No Child Left Behind Act, a George W. Bush-era law that expired in 2007, may finally be on its way to becoming fully defunct. On Tuesday, the Senate debated… Read More
NSBA Applauds Lawmakers for Promising Movement Toward No Child Left Behind Rewrite
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) commends the U.S. Congress for taking up the outdated No Child Left Behind law. As debate commenced today for floor action of the Senate’s Every Child Achieves… Read More
BEF Formula Explained in New PSBA Video
Math not your thing? Confused by the proposed formula proposed by the Basic Education Funding Commission? You’re not alone. PSBA has produced a short video to help explain the formula and how it… Read More
Editorial: Budget Deals Must Be Reached Before Standoff Does Substantial Harm
Harrisburg’s budget impasse isn’t just a partisan staring contest threatening to hobble the commonwealth and those who count on it. There are principles at stake. Unfortunately, they include the principles that… Read More
Act II in Pennsylvania Budget Theatre Opens, Quietly
Gov. Tom Wolf and top Republican legislative leaders resumed their on-again, off-again talks on Pennsylvania’s delayed state budget Monday. While there was plenty of action, it was hard to see any… Read More
With Hundreds of Volunteers, School Districts Scrambling to Comply with Background Check Law
School districts across the Lehigh Valley are plodding ahead to comply with a new background check law that has been mired in confusion over who, among the hundreds of volunteers,… Read More