The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will be conducting a webinar on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 2-4 p.m. to discuss the validation process for local assessments that may be used… Read More
According to an article in the Patriot News, By a 27-22 vote, the state Senate passed a school voucher plan that is targeted to low-income children attending poor-performing schools. The… Read More
Governor Tom Corbett today outlined his agenda for education reform in Pennsylvania. “We are set to start work on one of the most important jobs state government can do,” Corbett… Read More
By a wide margin, Pennsylvanians oppose recent state funding cuts to public education and support investments in programs that work, according to a new public opinion poll. Pennsylvanians strongly support… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has been awarded $38 million through the United States Department of Education’s Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program. The states winning the Striving Readers Grant… Read More
The updated salary data for 2010-2011 from PDE is now on our web site. Check it out! Remember, you must log in to access this information.
In the Sept. 24, 2011 issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice was published to announce that the Pennsylvania Department of Education has calculated the Act 1 base index for… Read More
In recognition of “the importance of principals in ensuring that every child has access to a high-quality education,” the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent S. Res. 277, a bipartisan… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Reminds School Administrators of Applicability of Changes to the Background Check Law Under Act 24 and Availability of PDE Form to Report Arrests and… Read More
The National Association of Elementary School Principals’s (NAESP) long-held position to protect principals from automatic dismissal as part of federal school improvement models has been incorporated into the Obama administration’s… Read More