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Shapiro: AI Poses 'Real Risk' to Students
To many observers, artificial intelligence (AI) is kind of like the Wild West – unruly, untamed, a realm where it seems like just about anything...
03/02/26Read it on Observer-ReporterPenn State Plans to Cut 47 Degree Programs
Penn State administrators recommend eliminating 47 degree programs in the coming years, citing low student enrollment, employment opportunity,...
1d agoRead it on Pittsburgh Tribune-Review3 Philly Schools Just Won a $600K Prize From Jeff, Janine Yass
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1w agoRead it on Philadelphia InquirerWhere Garrity, Shapiro Stand on Education
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1w agoRead it on Spotlight PAAll Eyes on PA After New School Choice Tax Credit Rules Drop
(The Center Square) – Guidelines for the federal school choice tax credit program dropped Thursday, leaving Pennsylvania’s participation an...
1w agoRead it on The Center SquarePA House GOP ask AG to Investigate Philly Schools Over Anti-Semitism
Pa. Republican House leaders called on the Attorney General to investigate the School District of Philadelphia for alleged discrimination against...
2w agoRead it on NBC10Philly Schools Begins Limiting Screen Time, Device Access
Districts like Tredyffrin/Easttown, Methacton and Phoenixville have stopped assigning devices to their youngest students, addressing what one...
09/14/26Read it on InquirerPA Now Requires at Least 30 Mins of Recess for K-5 Students
The governor signed a bill Wednesday that was approved by the state legislature as part of the 2026-27 budget.
09/11/26Read it on WHYYPA Court: Bus Pass Good Enough for 5 y.o. Charter Student
On January 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a district which puts its own kindergartners on a yellow bus may hand a charter school...
09/10/26Read it on RCPAA 'Bell-to-Bell' Cellphone Ban Looms Over PA Schools.
Will Pennsylvania ban cellphones in schools? The Legislature came close last year. A plan approved by the state House has the support of Gov. Josh...
09/08/26Read it on Lehigh Valley Live
PA Court: Bus Pass Is Good Enough for Your 5-Year-Old Charter School Student
On January 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a district which puts its own kindergartners on a yellow bus may hand a charter school kindergartner a Pittsburgh Regional Transit pass, whereupon they can presumably jostle for space with adult straphangers, not all of whom are particularly well-behaved. Wilkinsburg School District started this silly fight in 2018 to save a measly $136,836 a year, since the state reimburses transit passes in full and school bus costs at a fraction of that. Woodland Hills did the same to roughly 140 boys at LIFE Male STEAM Academy this fall, and Clairton tried to put 5-year-olds on the PRT buses before a county judge stepped in.
The slowly-failing Pittsburgh Public Schools, which are hemorrhaging students and voted in May to close nine schools — including Spring Hill Elementary, which is right next to my house — to offset a projected $40.5 million operating deficit by the end of 2027, now has a court-approved way to nickel and dime its charter school transportation bill.
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