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- Distinguished Educator Audrey Utley Named to Lead Duquesne Board of Control
- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak today announced that he has named Dr. Audrey Utley to chair the Duquesne City School Districts Board of Control. Dr. Utley is an immensely qualified...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- PA Education Department Announces 39 Districts to Take Part in Common Cents Cost-Saving Effort
- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 Two firms selected to work with districts to recommend efficiencies, cut costs HARRISBURG, Pa., March 12/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak today announced that 39 school districts in 13 counties have been selected to take...
- Research articles 2008-03-12
- Pennsylvania Kicks Off Career and Technical Education Week
- To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scores of students from career and technical education centers throughout Pennsylvania showcased their skills in the Capitol today as part of a Career and Technical Education Week event. The event,...
- Research articles 2008-02-12
- New Report Shows Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Is Helping More Than 10,000 Children
- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvanias continuing investment in early childhood education is paying dividends for children and families, according to a mid-year report on the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts program released today by the state...
- Research articles 2008-02-07
- Pennsylvania Education Secretary Lauds Action on Measure to Create Statewide School Health Benefits System
- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak today issued the following statement in response to the House Education Committee approving House Bill 1841, legislation to create a statewide health benefits system for...
- Research articles 2008-01-30
- Second Pennsylvania Summit on Educational Excellence for Latino Students is Held; Students Honored
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa.,Dec. 11/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The second Pennsylvania Summit on Educational Excellence for Latino Students continues today at Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College.The two-day event, an initiative of the Governors Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs GACLA and...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- Education Secretary Announces Recipients of Keystone Achievement Awards
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 Awards Given to Schools for 2 Consecutive Years of Academic AchievementHARRISBURG, Pa.,Oct. 29/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --More than 2,100 Pennsylvania schools will be honored this year with Keystone Achievement Awards for showing sustained academic progress, Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak announced...
- Research articles 2007-10-29
- Education Secretary Outlines Pennsylvania's Efforts to Address Dropout Situation
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 Multifaceted Approach Focuses on Prevention, Intervention and Re- engagementHARRISBURG, Pa.,Oct. 29/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak today outlined Pennsylvanias ongoing efforts to keep students engaged in school and on track to earning a high school diploma.We owe it...
- Research articles 2007-10-29
- PA Education Secretary Joins Celebration of National School Lunch Week
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Michael Race of Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1- 717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Education Gerald L. Zahorchak today celebrated National School Lunch Week by eating a nutritious lunch with students at Elmwood Elementary School students in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County.This week promotes the...
- Research articles 2007-10-17
- Pennsylvania Education Secretary Urges Schools to Pursue 'Common Cents' Approach To Spending
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak today encouraged public schools across Pennsylvania to take advantage of a new initiative that's designed to help them target more money to promoting learning rather than meeting...
- Research articles 2007-09-25
- Secretary Zahorchak Comments on Report Examining High School Graduation Requirements
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 Call for Graduation Competency Assessments Echoes Governors CommissionHARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak today made the following statement in response to a new report, Ensuring Success for All High School Graduates, released by...
- Research articles 2007-09-05
- Highmark Healthy High 5 Awards $2.3 Million Grant To The Center Safe Schools
- To: HEALTH EDITORSContact: Kristin Ioannou of The Highmark Foundation, +1-412-544- 7643, kristin.ioannou@highmark.com PITTSBURGH, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Highmark Foundation, through its Highmark Healthy High 5 initiative, today announced a $2.3 million grant and a new partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Center for Safe Schools in...
- Research articles 2007-08-28
- Westmoreland County Community College Receives First Technical College Program Grant
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Michael Race of Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1- 717-783-9802 Additional Grant Recipients to Be Selected in Early 2008HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak today announced that Westmoreland County Community College will be the first institution to receive a grant through the states...
- Research articles 2007-08-22
- PA School Safety Report Shows Safer Classrooms, Improved Reporting Compliance
- To: URBAN AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's public schools reported marked decreases in violent incidents such as assaults on students and staff, sexual offenses and firearms possession, according to the Department of Education's annual school safety report....
- Research articles 2007-08-03
- Pennsylvania Receives Federal Grant for Special Education Staff Development
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak announced today that the Pennsylvania Department of Educations Bureau of Special Education has been awarded an annual $1.4 million, 5-year federal grant to help prepare and retain...
- Research articles 2007-07-30
- PA Education Department Services Curtailed by Budget Impasse
- To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: Michael Race of Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1- 717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell is working to adopt a budget that requires no broad based tax increases, provides sufficient resources to ensure that Pennsylvania continues to improve its public schools, offers high...
- Research articles 2007-07-06
- Pennsylvania Earns High Marks on National Special Education Report Card
- To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: Michael Race of Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1- 717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania is making notable strides in its special education efforts and is outperforming many other states, according to newly released findings from the U.S. Department of Education. The findings show Pennsylvania is...
- Research articles 2007-06-26
- Pennsylvania Libraries Honored for Children's Reading Program
- To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A statewide library campaign to encourage a love of reading among young children has received a national award from the American Library Association, Secretary of Education Gerald L. Zahorchak announced today. The...
- Research articles 2007-06-15
- Secretary Zahorchak Honors Migrant Education Program Graduates
- To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., June 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 75 students from across Pennsylvania were honored today by Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak for graduating from the Department of Education's migrant education program. "This program is an important tool...
- Research articles 2007-06-07
- PA Students Rank High in New Federal Report
- To: FAMILY EDITORSContact: Michael Race of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1-717-783-9802 HARRISBURG, Pa., June 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania ranks near the top of the list in student proficiency standards according to a federal government report released today, the state Department of Education said. The report confirms that the standards...
- Research articles 2007-06-07
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