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Proposed Legislation Requires All School Districts to Offer Full-Time Cyber Education Programs

House Bill 1897, also known as School District Cyber Education, would close all cyber schools currently in Pennsylvania and require each school district to offer their own full-time cyber education program. Under the bill, current cyber charter schools will be able to serve as third-party vendors; however, school districts must also create their own full-time

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Later Start Times Could Be Coming to All PA Schools

An advisory committee convened by Pennsylvania’s Joint State Government Commission released a report proving that later start times, especially in high schools, is beneficial to student learning. While many Commonwealth school districts have already adopted later start times, the report contains findings from groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical

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State Legislators and Governor Looking to Increase School Construction Funds

Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced legislation to increase funding for school construction projects and Governor Wolf recently stated that he intends to include school construction funds in his 2020-2021 state budget proposal which will be released in early February. A 2018 law required schools to conduct water quality tests and disclose the results to the PA

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U.S. Supreme Court Considers Case Over the Public Funding of Religious Schools

On January 22, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments over the public funding of religious schools. The Montana case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, centers around a scholarship program that gave Montana students scholarships to attend private schools including religious ones. Montana state courts stopped this practice citing that it conflicts with

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KEYTA Points to Ponder – Second in a series of things to think about

NEA’s Stance on Abortion now Documented KEYTA Welcomes Pro-Life Teachers Delegates at the 2019 National Education Association Representative Assembly approved the passage of Business Item 56, which states: “The NEA vigorously opposes all attacks on the right to choose and stands on the fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. Wade.”  This resolution openly endorses

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