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(May 21) Corbett orders delay in Common Core implementation
By Jan Murphy, The Patriot-News Less than two months from when Pennsylvania school districts were expected to begin implementing the controversial Pennsylvania Common Core Standards, Gov. Tom Corbett has ordered a delay. Department of Education spokesman Tim Eller said the governor made … Continue reading
(May 15) Governor Corbett Announces Changes at the Department of Education
Pennsylvania Office of the Governor News for Immediate ReleaseMay 15, 2013 Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett today announced that Ronald J. Tomalis willleave his post as Secretary of Education on May 31 to become Special Adviser tothe Governor on Higher … Continue reading
Recent Philadelphia Youth Risk Behavior Survey analyses revealed the following key findings: Approximately 8% of all Philadelphia public high school students reported having experiencing homelessness, and almost 11% reported that they had been kicked out, run away, or abandoned. Youth … Continue reading
(May 15) Controversy surrounds Pennsylvania Common Core Standards
By Jan Murphy, The Patriot-News A controversy is brewing in Pennsylvania over a new set of academic standards that will undergird all instruction in public school classrooms, starting this fall. Called the Pennsylvania Common Core Standards, this initiative provides a framework … Continue reading
(Apr 30) Public education groups call for restoring $900 million in school funding cut two years ago
By Jan Murphy, The Patriot-News Public education groups are calling on Gov. Tom Corbett and state lawmakers to make a three-year commitment to restore the $900 million cut from public school funding two years ago. The groups say they can … Continue reading
(Apr 29) Beware: a GED deadline looms
By Don Block, Executive Director, Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council Forty thousand Pennsylvanians face a critical deadline this year. Few of them know about it. Forty thousand is the number of the state’s residents who have started the process of getting … Continue reading
By Sarah Hofius Hall, The Times-Tribune During Wednesday’s meeting, Mr. Tomalis addressed many issues in education. Topics discussed included: – The state will continue to analyze Scranton’s Pennsylvania System of School Assessment results, including erasure patterns. Scranton was one of … Continue reading
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