Social workers, full-day K and tech ed: How underfunded Pa. school districts are spending new state money

A new report shows how Pennsylvania school districts are spending the additional state money they've gotten since a court ...
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Pa. lawmakers say regulations on AI in education, student privacy are coming

Pennsylvania lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are working to draft guidance regulating how schools use artificial ...
Government Technology

Pennsylvania Educators Ask for State Guidance on AI

Pennsylvania educators and researchers testified Tuesday at a state House Education Committee hearing on AI in K-12, ...
Pennsylvania Capital-Star

During Pa. visit, US Education secretary calls on Gov. Shapiro to join federal school choice program

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon joined Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry (R-10) and a group of Republican state ...
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PA invests nearly $1M to fast-track special ed teachers

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA — Pennsylvania will invest nearly $1 million to accelerate the certification of special education teachers, aiming to address ongoing staffing shortages and expand support for ...

Pa. students advocate for increased college funding amid top national rankings in higher education value

Pennsylvania is emerging as one of the top states in the country for higher education value, as students gathered at the ...
WESA

Pa. higher ed, K-12 leaders stress need for guardrails as AI use expands in schools

PennWest launched its Center for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in spring 2025. Lawmakers in Harrisburg are exploring how schools and workforce development programs are adapting to ...
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Pa.’s cyber schools face big changes, as they adapt to weekly ‘progress checks’

Pa.’s new budget law could transform what cyber school education looks like, and not just because of the more than $175 million in cuts. Several changes were made to how student residency is verified ...
WESA

Adequacy funds are at the center of Pa. ed budget debates. See how your school district uses them.

In this Thursday, March 11, 2021 file photo, desks are arranged in a classroom at an elementary school in Nesquehoning, Pa. Top Pennsylvania lawmakers say they want to see school districts show ...
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Pa.’s largest cyber school doesn’t always prioritize quality in its curriculum, say staff

Editor’s note: This is the fifth story in a series titled “Virtual Dominance: How a cyber charter school has upended K-12 education in Pa.” The series investigates the causes and consequences of the ...

‘Teaching is a journey’: For the 2nd year, a Pa. educator receives national honor

An eastern Pennsylvania teacher has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year. This is the second year in a row a ...

PA. Dept. of Education didn't renew PSSA system vendor contract before issues

PA. Dept. of Education didn't renew PSSA system vendor contract before issues ...