Can schools have the 180-day requirement waived for weather?
So with all of these snowy, icy and just plain freezing conditions causing multiple school cancellations, I’ve heard many questions about whether school districts can receive any waivers from the...
View ArticleSouth Eastern superintendent delivers poetic delay message
You might be tired of those those robocalls from your school district, announcing a delay or closing from whatever the most recent snow or ice storm delivered. But South Eastern School District...
View ArticlePSSA test windows extended because of the weather
The testing period for the PSSA math, reading and writing assessments has been extended to accommodate for instructional time lost because of the weather, according to the Pennsylvania Department of...
View ArticleHouse education committee weighs in on school weather closings
Update: Tim Eller, spokesman for the education department, said the district received the letter from the legislators. School districts can request permission to calculate instruction by the hour...
View ArticleStudy: Snow days don’t affect student achievement
Do snow days take a toll on student achievement? No, says a study from a Harvard University educator. The 2012 study, which I first saw note of in the Washington Post, looked at Massachusetts schools...
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