The November 3 elections are getting close and candidates are running for the positions of President, US House, PA House, a third of the of the US Senate and half of the PA Senate. The NEA and AFT both endorsed Joe Biden for President at their respective national conventions this past summer, and they continue […]
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As schools are wrapping up the first month of the 2020-21 school year, teachers are attempting to erase the learning loss of the COVID slide while introducing new lessons in this difficult environment. It doesn’t matter if you are fully in-person, fully remote or a blended version of both, this is not a typical start
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The Pennsylvania House failed to override Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of a bill that would have given school districts final authority on running sports events and admitting spectators during the coronavirus pandemic. However, despite the failed override, school districts have the right to permit more fans in the stands in the wake of a federal
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Weeks after schools have opened for in-person instruction, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance for schools seeking to open for in-person learning using various community infection rates and school safety thresholds. The new guidance for school communities to consider when reopening or closing schools includes a five-tiered color-coded risk transition from green, the lowest risk
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No circumstances have so rapidly affected public education as the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to gather information from our members reflecting on the 2019-20 school year and looking forward to the 2020-21 school year, KEYTA sent out a survey with questions about the effect of COVID-19 on school employees. We are grateful to our
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August 26, 2020 Welcome back! For many of you, it’s the beginning of back-to-school week. While this week may not be normal or ideal, we know the bumpy road ahead will be navigated by the best experts in the land – you! These times are anything but normal, or is this the new normal? Companies
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A proposal for additional federal emergency aid (The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions or “HEROES” Act) is being considered on the federal level and legislators are considering a $105 billion aid package for education, which includes $70 billion for K-12 schools. The proposal would tie the K-12 funding to in-person instruction by sending
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released updated guidance on July 23 for the reopening of public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The updated plan stresses the importance of in-person learning. New items include recommending that schools group students and teachers into isolated cohorts or “pods” meant to limit in-person contact. There is also a checklist intended to assist parents
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The Department of Education has launched an online map which tracks all back to school plans submitted for schools and school districts across the state. These are the plans that have been approved by local school boards and sent to PDE. The plans can be found here.
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On July 16, the PA Department of Education and the PA Department of Health released their Public Health Guidance Regarding COVID-19 for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools. The report aims to assist schools in implementing and developing plans to safely reopen classrooms for in-person instruction for the 2020-21 school year. The new guidance limits
