Background Checks of School Employees
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
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Elementary and Middle-Level Principals Have Won a Hard-Fought Battle in Washington, D.C.!
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
Getting Ready for the Spring 2012 PSSA
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is providing an opportunity for school districts to prepare themselves for the 2012 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Pennsylvania System of School… Read More
2011 PA Principals Association Conference – Hotel Reservation Update
Hotel Reservations at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel Please Note: Hotel reservations must be phoned in from now until the conference. To make hotel reservations, call The Penn Stater… Read More
New Report Details Impact of Brutal Fundng Cuts on Pennsylvania Students
A report from two groups representing school administrators and business managers confirms what teachers already knew — state funding cuts to Pennsylvania’s public schools have adversely affected the quality of… Read More
Ex-PA Ed. Secretary Steps Down From New Post
According to an article from The Associated Press on pennlive.com: Former state education secretary has resigned as the superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district after a year on the job…. Read More
PA House Education Committee To Hold Two Days of Hearings on Education Reform
According to a Patriot-News article (August 17, 2011, pennlive.com): A line-up of heavy hitters, including national education reform experts and staunch public education advocates, will testify before the House Education… Read More
Spring 2011 Keystone Exams Reporting Schedule
Reports and data files for the Spring 2011 Keystone Exams will be available for all participating schools and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) as follows: STUDENT DATA FILESKeystone Exam Student Data… Read More
PA To Try PA Teacher Evaluation Pilot Program
According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, federal officials, state governments and school districts from coast to coast agree that current teacher evaluations, which are usually administered by… Read More
Teacher Evaluation System
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) invites all school districts, charter schools, intermediate units and career and technical centers to join them in the development of a new teacher evaluation… Read More