The Shapiro administration will move all standardized school assessment tests online in an effort to save more classroom time for instruction, create a user-friendly exam for students and relieve a burden from teachers and administrators.
PA’s new student teacher program receives thousands of applications in opening hours
The PA Student Teacher Support Program received over 3,300 applications in the first two hours after launching on Thursday.
Student teachers will be able to apply for teaching stipends starting Thursday
Starting on Thursday at 9 AM, student teachers in Pennsylvania will be eligible for up to $15,000 to help them through their student teacher training period.
Bill to offset student debt through tax credit passes Pennsylvania House
The legislation, which passed unanimously and now goes on to the state Senate, would allow employers to contribute up to $500 to an employee’s tuition savings account annually for a tax credit equal to 25% of the employer’s total contributions.
Opinion: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
Moms for Liberty school board members spent $1.75 million defending book bans, discrimination in Central Bucks
A law firm connected to Bill McSwain, a former Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate and US Attorney, was paid $1.75 million by the Moms for Liberty-backed Central Bucks School Board to defend themselves
Philadelphia teachers union and school district reach one-year contract extension
Philadelphia public school teachers and school district personnel represented by the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) will receive a 5% raise this September thanks in large part to a one-year contract extension between the union and the School District of Philadelphia (SDP).
VIDEO: School funding advocates celebrate first anniversary of Commonwealth Court ruling
Wednesday marked one year since the Commonwealth Court released a 786-page decision declaring that Pennsylvania has been failing to meet its constitutional obligation to fund public education in the commonwealth, and education advocates praised Gov. Josh Shapiro’s new...
How fixing school buildings became ‘incredibly personal’ for one PA lawmaker
Cleaning Pennsylvania’s toxic and aging school buildings is a cause State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler has championed since she was elected to the Pennsylvania House in 2018.
Education advocates praise Shapiro’s budget but call it ‘step one’ of the process
Education advocates involved in the school funding lawsuit gathered at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg on Wednesday and thanked Gov. Josh Shapiro for proposing a $1.1 billion education funding increase that follows the recommendations laid out by the Basic Education Funding Commission.