Education
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Pa. public schools may be liable if they fail to prevent student-on-student sexual abuse
An exception to governmental immunity created to give victims legal recourse isn’t limited to school employees, court finds.
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Cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania would see funding cut under bill passed by the state House
A Democratic-sponsored proposal to limit per-student payments to Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools and make other changes to how they operate narrowly passed the state House over Republican objections that it would imperil the online learning programs.
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Starting a career in public education? Bucks County districts pay higher than average
New Hope-Solebury and Centennial school districts have the first and second highest average new teacher salaries in the state at $95,446 and $81,639, respectively.
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Opinion: New poll finds Pennsylvanians oppose dismantling US Department of Education
Since taking office, President Trump and his administration have waged an unprecedented campaign to shutter the US Department of Education and dismantle public education as we know it in this nation. At risk is $1.6 billion in crucial federal funding that supports the education of 1.7 million public school students in rural, urban, and suburban…
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Centennial hires Abram Lucabaugh as superintendent. The vote wasn’t unanimous
The 5-4 roll call vote, which crossed political lines, was immediately followed by loud boos, promises to vote out board members and catcalls.
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Penn State trustees vote to close 7 branch campuses amid declining enrollments
The 25-8 vote by the trustees came after a nearly two-hour public meeting that was streamed live online, and after hours of closed-door debate between the trustees.
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Empowering literacy: Pennsylvania’s Barbershop Books wins $250K award
Barbershop Books wins the Lipman Family Grand Prize for its innovative literacy model. BleagLee and Technovation also receive $150K each.
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Opinion: The Pell Grant is worth defending
There’s a lot of disagreement on higher education these days. One exception to all the discord, at least so far, is Pell Grants.
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University of Pittsburgh excels in innovative patent rankings
The University of Pittsburgh ranks No. 20 in the top 100 U.S. universities for granted utility patents in 2024, per the National Academy of Inventors.
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Trump administration wants Penn to apologize for allowing transgender athlete to compete on women’s swim team
In addition to apologizing to female swimmers, the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights said it wants Penn to to issue a statement saying that it will comply with Title IX and effectively strip transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of any awards or records in Division I swimming competitions.
