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Department of Education, Legislators, and School Leaders Urge Action on Charter School Accountability, Reform 04/30/2021 Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Acting Secretary Noe Ortega joined state Senators Lindsey Williams and Jim Brewster, McKeesport Area School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman, and Deer Lakes School District Superintendent Dr. Janell Logue-Belden today for a virtual press conference to discuss bipartisan legislation to hold charter schools accountable to students and taxpayers. “Students across the commonwealth deserve a quality educa...

Department of Education, Legislator, and School Leaders Discuss Charter School Accountability Reform 04/15/2021 Harrisburg, PA - Today, Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Acting Secretary Noe Ortega joined State Representative Joe Ciresi, West Chester Area School District Superintendent Dr. Jim Scanlon, Souderton Area School District Superintendent Dr. Frank Gallagher, and Tredyffrin/Easttown School District School Board President Michelle Burger for a virtual press conference to discuss bipartisan legislation to hold charter schools accountable to students and taxpayers. “Stud...

Pennsylvania temporary halted the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration recommended a pause because of rare blood clots developed in six women between 18 and 48 years old. The news left Lehigh Valley health officials wondering what impact it could have on the state’s vaccine rollout that had recently been gathering steam.

HARRISBURG, Pa. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — AMI Expeditionary Healthcare announces its partnership with the state of Pennsylvania and for its special initiative to help vaccinate all schoolteachers, child-care worker and school staff. Pennsylvania expects to receive an initial allocation of 94,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) single-dose vaccine this week and AMI Expeditionary Healthcare will begin vaccinating on March 10. “This is an extraordinary opportunity to be able to help Pennsylvania open the doors to school children from Pre-K to 12 across the state o...

As of Friday, 20 vaccine clinics focused on delivering the Johnson & Johnson to school teachers and staff are operational in PA, with more to come.