State and school officials issued a call for action Friday, pointing to declines in state standardized test scores as evidence that Pennsylvania’s students suffered learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More
On Friday, Pennsylvania’s Department of Education released the results of standardized Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone exams for the 2020-2021 school year. Click here for full article…. Read More
Almost half, or 44%, of public schools report having full- or part-time teacher vacancies, in a nationally representative survey of 670 public schools conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. More… Read More
The mental health and well-being of children and teenagers have been driven to a breaking point nationwide by the pandemic and the isolation, disruption, fear, and grief it has brought… Read More
A bipartisan mix of state senators want to create the First in Math initiative inside the state Department of Education. The program is being used by the New York state… Read More
The nation must make new commitments to respond to an unprecedented mental health crisis that has had particularly harsh effects on children and teens, who have faced rising rates of… Read More
According to information shared with school district officials, the scores will now be published on Friday instead of Tuesday as was indicated in a letter Education Secretary Noe Ortega sent to… Read More
State lawmakers are starting to hash out the details of Pennsylvania’s next state spending plan. Experts agree there’s plenty of money to go around for the coming fiscal year, but… Read More
Conemaugh Valley teacher Michelle Miller said education funding sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic is easing the pain of dealing with the impact of the coronavirus on classrooms and learning. That’s… Read More
New legislation proposed in Pennsylvania would eliminate school property taxes and establish “a more modern and reliable way to fund education” in the state. State Representative Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) introduced… Read More