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Aligning lesson plans to Pennsylvania Core Standards, while also ensuring they keep students engaged, can be a challenge. So, when teachers like Lynn C. of Garnet Valley, PA, and Michelle Dunn of Marietta, PA, found Tract, they knew it was the perfect fit not only to help students enhance their core curriculum knowledge (especially in reading and […]

By Karin Majewski Like so many young, first-year teachers, I was completely overwhelmed by the world of teaching. There were so many moving parts, documents, and aspects to consider when it came to managing a classroom and creating the best learning environment for all my students. I was just trying to keep my head above

On January 25, 2022, the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee approved four pieces of legislation aimed at union transparency and educator notification rights. The Keystone Teachers Association supports all four of these pieces of legislation which were approved along strict party lines. They are as follows: House Bill 844 would ban public employees’ personal information,

Pennsylvania educators and school staff have done an incredible, inspiring job pivoting to remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and then back again, and then a hybrid version of both. These transitions have been challenging. You are grappling with new technology, uncertainty about the future, and experiencing stress like never before.   The Keystone Teachers Association is offering

Happy New Year! As we hit the halfway mark in this school year, we understand the continuous and everchanging challenges you are facing.  Even before COVID-19 came into our lives almost two years ago, teachers were experiencing high levels of stress. Often these triggers can come from outside the workplace, however, now more than ever, teachers are

On December 10, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed with the lower court’s ruling that PA’s acting health secretary did not have the authority to impose a mask mandate for K-12 schools and childcare centers. This means that the mask mandate has been dropped, effective immediately. Now that the PA Supreme Court has voided the statewide mask mandate,

Today, November 30, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided to keep the school mask mandate in place until at least December 8, when the court will hear oral arguments.  This ruling overturns the previous decision by the Commonwealth Court that allowed the school mask mandate for K-12 schools and day care centers to expire on December 4,

On November 8, 2021, Governor Wolf announced in a press release his intention to return the power of Pennsylvania’s K-12 school mask requirement back to the individual school officials on January 17, 2022. The current mask mandate, issued by PA Department of Health Secretary Alison Beam, went into effect on September 7, 2021. Today’s announcement will

This summer, local school boards across the state began determining if a mask mandate was the right fit for their students, school staff, parents, and community.  Some of these decisions drew unfavorable responses, be it for or against returning to school with masks.  On August 31st, after these local school boards painstakingly determined what they felt

Open enrollment deadline extended through September 25, 2021.  We are pleased to announce our partnership with Reliance Standard and are offering KEYTA members discounted Life and Critical Illness Insurance.  Members interested in our Supplemental and Dependent Life Insurance can choose from $10,000 to $500,000 in coverage including benefits for spouses and dependent children. Our Voluntary Critical