Originally published Feb. 18, 2021 for The PLS Reporter. The second full semester of school in a pandemic is underway, and nationwide the debate over whether or not learning should occur in person has heated up once again. Unlike in the fall, COVID-19 cases are significantly higher, and while vaccine distribution is ongoing, in most […]
Originally published Dec. 11, 2020 for The PLS Reporter, behind a paywall. In the last week, six Pennsylvania prisons have reported their first COVID-19-related deaths, as case counts rise not only in the prison system, but the entire state. Amidst the surging pandemic, the Department of Corrections announced Friday a reorganization plan that they claim […]
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Originally published Dec. 8, 2020 for The PLS Reporter. On the heels of a PA Schools Work report last week that concluded that Pennsylvania has failed to keep up with the rising costs of special education, comes a new report which found that poor school districts received less emergency CARES money compared to their wealthy counterparts. The […]
Originally published Aug. 27, 2020 for The PLS Reporter. Thousands of Pennsylvania public school students started classes this week, and thousands more will go back to school in the coming weeks amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Local education agencies spent the summer months preparing for the fall semester, as policymakers and stakeholders continue to argue […]