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Meet the Allwein Society Members

Pictured (L-R): Larry Feinberg, Lynn Foltz, Roberta M. Marcus, Rich Frerichs, Mark B. Miller The Allwein Society is a recognition program honoring school directors who are outstanding leaders and advocates on behalf of public schools and students. This prestigious honor was created in 2011 in memory of Timothy M… More

Seven big takeaways for education in the new PA budget

As Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized this year’s budget, a flurry of hotly-debated education proposals have been decided. Here are the latest updates on seven major education issues — from funding to charters, school security to teacher evaluations — that made headlines in Harrisburg over the last few months… More

New report on virtual education: ‘too good to be true’

The NEPC report found that, overall, virtual schools enrolled substantially fewer low-income and minority students than public schools. Fewer than 50% of virtual and blended schools that had state performance ratings were rated as having acceptable performance. District-operated virtual schools performed better than charter-school virtual schools… More

Bills target cyber costs

Proposed legislation would provide financial relief for school districts but could dismantle the cyber charter industry, officials say. Altoona Mirror, Feb… More