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Pennsylvanians can now access hundreds of FREE new e-books on POWER Library. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) recently announced that Pennsylvania’s public electronic library, POWER Library, has acquired 350 new e-books for users to explore, bringing the total of available titles to approximately 20,000. “Through POWER Library, Pennsylvanians have access to e-content to supplement K-12 education and […]

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) has asked us to share with members their summer teaching opportunity.  Johns Hopkins CTY is dedicated to identifying and developing the talents of academically advanced K-12 students. They provide students with fun, challenging courses; a community of engaged learners; and a strong foundation for future success in college and their careers. Johns Hopkins is actively interviewing and

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Essay and Coloring Contests for Students As the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania prepares to celebrate its 300th anniversary, students across the state are invited to participate in the historic occasion by participating in an essay and coloring contest. “Recognizing the crucial role that civics education plays in the public’s understating of the judiciary, we are excited to expand

Last week the PA Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved new charter school regulations aimed to ensure accountability and transparency in the state’s charter and cyber schools. Some key provisions of the new regulations include: Charter schools must adhere to a standardized application process. Charter schools must publicly post non-discriminatory enrollment policies. Charter schools must offer

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,