Education
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Pennridge School Board overturned policy that banned pride flags
Pennridge School Board members overturned a controversial ban on pride flags and a policy that barred teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ issues with students.
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Shapiro administration distributes $120 million for school safety and mental health support
Close to $20 million in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) School Safety and Security Committee was approved last week to fund school safety and mental health support across the commonwealth.
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Trump nominates former WWE head, private school voucher advocate for Education secretary
McMahon is relatively unknown in education circles, although she has expressed support for charter schools and private school vouchers.
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PA House Democrats promise to double down on public education support following election victory
PA House Democrats are looking forward to continuing to make investments in public education following their electoral wins last week. Last year, they helped Gov. Josh Shapiro secure a historic $1.1 billion education funding boost and are looking to build on that going forward.
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Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at Carlisle boarding school over a century ago
The remains of the nine children were buried on the grounds of the Carlisle Barracks. The children attended the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School, where thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced to assimilate to white society as a matter of U.S. policy.
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Opinion: Philadelphia English teacher compares and contrasts Harris & Trump
In this op-ed, Philadelphia English teacher Sonny Bavaro stresses the need for fully funded public schools and contrasts Kamala Harris’s support for education with Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine it.
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Ex-leaders of Penn State frat will spend time in jail for their roles in hazing death of Timothy Piazza
Brendan Young, who was president of the now-defunct chapter of Beta Theta Pi, and Daniel Casey, who was vice president and pledge master, were sentenced to two to four months behind bars over the 2017 death of Piazza, a 19-year-old engineering student from New Jersey.
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13 Pa. schools recognized for high academic achievements
The Education Department recognized 13 Pa. schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for excelling in academic performance.
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It’s Banned Books Week. Here’s how to get involved in Pennsylvania
Banned Books Week is held annually to highlight the value of the printed word. Here’s how Pennsylvania will be celebrating the event.
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PA’s cyber charter schools failing Black and Brown students, new report shows
A recent report shows that Black and Brown students in Pennsylvania’s top cyber charter schools are falling behind their public school students in math and science.
