On February 28, 2023, the Senate Education Committee held a hearing to hear from various groups about the teacher shortage in Pennsylvania. Schools are trying to find qualified people to staff classrooms while the number of people interested in pursuing a teaching career is down. Tanya Garcia, the state’s deputy secretary for postsecondary and higher education, […]
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The Senate unanimously approve a bill to eliminate a section from the state’s Education Code that prohibits teachers from wearing anything that is a sign of their faith or denomination. According to the current public school code in state law, an educator wearing religious garb must be suspended for one year and will be fired
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Please join the Keystone Teachers Association and Educators First Financial for a PSERS Primer for Public School Employees Thursday, February 16, 6:00pm Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87921429742?pwd=OExrWDd2c0hQd0QvVkFiVHhKLzZUUT09Webinar ID: 879 2142 9742Passcode: 025833 Regardless of where you are in your career, there are a few important things we think you should know!
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On February 7, 2023, Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer ruled that Pennsylvania’s current school funding formula, which relies heavily on local property taxes, is unconstitutional. Judge Jubelirer stated in her ruling that “students who reside in school districts with low property values and incomes are deprived of the same opportunities and resources as students who reside in
PA School Funding Ruled Unconstitutional
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Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and was able to relax and spend quality time with family and friends. Despite being in the middle of the school year, the long break and new calendar year provide the perfect time for a reboot. This is also a great time to remind you
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Department of Education Releases 2021-22 Assessment Results On 11/28/22, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) released the results from the 2021-2022 school year administration of state-level assessments including the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA), the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA), and Keystone Exams. The results show that the scores are not yet at pre-pandemic levels,
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Please join on November 16, 2022, at 5:00 PM, for our Financial Wellness and Retirement Zoom Webinar. Most people’s biggest fear is outliving their savings. But what are the biggest threats to my nest egg and how do I go about protecting what I’ve worked hard for all my life? We have partnered with AMBA
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The November 8 elections are getting close, and candidates are running for the positions of PA Governor, US House, PA House, select US Senate and PA Senate seats. The biggest statewide elections are for the Pennsylvania Governor and United States Senate. The PSEA and NEA have both recommended Josh Shapiro (D) for Governor and John
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The pandemic-era federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students ended this past school year. Officials have stated that breakfast consumption under the free meals program increased by 16%, compared to pre-pandemic levels. Since the federal program ended and congressional efforts to extend free meals for all students has been
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New guidance released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) relaxes COVID-19 social distancing and isolation protocols just in time for the new school year. The guidance specifies that instead of quarantining after exposure to COVID-19, individuals can wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day five. The guidance also
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