Sweeping education bill clears Senate, heads to House for approval

Sweeping education bill clears Senate, heads to House for approval

Danny's Law, named for former MU student Danny Santulli, and the Missouri CROWN Act are among the bill's provisions.

Sweeping education bill clears Senate, heads to the governor

Danny's Law, named for former MU student Danny Santulli, and the Missouri CROWN Act are among the bill's provisions.

Senate Education Committee advances structured literacy and PASS scholarship bills

HARRISBURG — The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-27, advanced legislation to implement evidence-based reading instruction and establish the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS) Scholarship Program, both of which aim to provide students with resources…

Ward: PASS Scholarships Move Forward, Giving Students in Failing Schools a Path to Success - Senator Ward, J

HARRISBURG – In a significant step toward expanding education access and reforming outcomes in the state’s most challenged schools, the Senate Education Committee today advanced the bipartisan scholarship legislation sponsored by Sens. Judy Ward (R-30) and Anthony Williams (D-8). Senate Bill 10, also known as the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS) scholarship program, would establish scholarship accounts for eligible students, allowin…

Robinson and Hughes’ Bold Literacy Initiative Passes Education Committee - Senator Robinson

Bill Aims to Help All PA Children Learn to Read by Grade 3 HARRISBURG – The Senate Education Committee today approved a bipartisan measure sponsored by Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37) and Vincent Hughes (D-7) to ensure all Pennsylvania children are reading proficiently by the end of third grade. Senate Bill 700 would use a three-pronged approach to improve early literacy in Pennsylvania. First, it would bolster reading instruction with evidence-bas…

NJ Parents, It's Time To Demand More From Our Schools - NJ Education Report

Cathy Hasprunar is a mother of twins with dyslexia, a speech language pathologist, and a JerseyCAN fellow.  After facing numerous roadblocks navigating Ringwood Public Schools, Cathy is working to advocate for better literacy outcomes for all children so that they can receive the education that they deserve, and schools can be held accountable.  Research tells us that 95% of children have the capability to read on grade level but only 38% of fou…