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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

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

The Keystone Teachers Association is pleased to announce our partnership with Association Member Benefits Advisors (AMBA).  We are working harder than ever to protect you and bring our members new and innovative ways to enhance your lives with discounts and benefits to promote your physical  and financial health.  Through this partnership members receive discounted health

The 2022 KEYTA survey was short and sweet and, thankfully, did not include anything related to COVID.  We recognize that this is still an issue for our teachers, but we were curious to see what other issues teachers are now dealing with in the classroom. Our first question concerned staffing issues.  An overwhelming number (75%) of teachers said that

The Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Education recently issued communication reminding Pennsylvanians to take advantage of the many summer food assistance programs for students and caretakers across the commonwealth. State and local options are available to Pennsylvania families facing food insecurity this summer. If you know of students and their families that may struggle with

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