February 24, 2021 | 3:00 PM
Smart Talk Virtual Watch Party: Focus on Career & Tech Education
By Merideth Bucher tag | Pennsylvania Department of Education
By Merideth Bucher January 14, 2021 | 6:36 PM
Advocates call for postponement of test for English learners
Advocates from the Philadelphia-based Education Law Center and other groups are pushing to postpone the exam, which is administered in person, since COVID-19 numbers remain high and the disease has disproportionately impacted immigrant, Black, and Latino families.
January 7, 2021 | 2:10 PM
Pennsylvania: Send elementary students back to school
In Pennsylvania, the decision on whether to offer remote instruction, in-person instruction or a combination of both rests with school districts.
October 26, 2020 | 3:00 PM
Smart Talk Tuesday; Striving for equity in education and all eyes on Florida race
By Scott LaMar and Merideth Bucher Updated: August 4, 2020 | 4:50 pm
Pa. education secretary will step down in October to lead Lancaster technical college
Education Secretary Pedro Rivera will be the next president of Thaddeus Stevens College in Lancaster.
Updated: July 9, 2020 | 2:11 pm
Masks will be required inside all Pennsylvania schools
Under the order, students and staff are allowed to remove their masks if they are engaged in an activity and at least six feet apart.
April 14, 2020 | 9:05 PM
Coronavirus on Smart Talk Wednesday: Pa. Education Secretary Rivera; College towns without students
Whatever transpires between now and when classes open normally in the future, it is unprecedented.
By Scott LaMar