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Legislative Roundup: 30 minutes of daily recess secured for every Pa. K-5 student in 2026-27 budget
17+ hour, 33+ min ago (1108+ words) The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. The 2026–27 budget invests $678 million in additional funding for Pennsylvania’s students — bringing total increases for public schools to more than $3 billion. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis this week highlighted historic investments in…...
Newport Community School Trains Students for Health Care Future
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (427+ words) CNA graduate Maggie Durkin practicing skills with her sister, Arden. Acute workforce shortages in the healthcare industry contribute to problems for patients and providers. The Newport Community School is doing its part to help alleviate the shortage by…...
Shapiro visits North Wales Elementary School for signing of 30-minute recess bill
4+ day, 49+ min ago (595+ words) NORTH WALES — Governor Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis visited North Wales Elementary School to highlight a new requirement for recess in elementary schools. The state’s 2026-27 education budget established a requirement that all Pennsylvania students in kindergarten through grade…...
New Law Requires 30 Minutes Daily Recess for PA Students K-5
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (265+ words) All Pennsylvania K-5 students must receive at least 30 minutes of recess each full school day beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The Governor ceremonially signed HB 1505 to mark the achievement. “Quality education is about more than dollars and cents — it’s also about…...
Pennsylvania Locks In Daily Recess for Elementary Students Starting Next School Year
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (430+ words) The requirement takes effect at the start of the 2027-28 school year. Shapiro signed House Bill 1505 ceremonially alongside Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis. It had already been incorporated into the state's 2026-27 budget earlier this year. WHYY reported that HB 1505 directs the state…...
Training expanded to get more Hoosiers into healthcare careers
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (157+ words) Indiana is expanding a workforce training program aimed at helping more Hoosiers move into healthcare careers. Governor Mike Braun says Power Up Indiana provides funding for employer-led training programs designed to address healthcare worker shortages while creating pathways to higher-paying…...
Pa. Gov. signs bill mandating recess for young students
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (44+ words) NBC10 Philadelphia Pa. Gov. signs bill mandating recess for young students US & World Videos NBC10 At Issue: 1-on-1 with Philly's new managing director NBC10 At Issue: What Shapiro's new data center rules mean for Pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania requires at least 30 minutes of recess mandatory for K-5 students
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (369+ words) The governor signed a bill Wednesday that was approved by the state legislature as part of the 2026-27 budget. File - Kindergarten students playing at Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School (Emma Lee/WHYY) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill Wednesday making…...
New Pa. bill orders all young students to take recess every day
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (133+ words) Young students in Pennsylvania will have recess every single school day starting next year after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill Wednesday. Gov. Shapiro was at the playground on Sept. 9 at the North Wales Elementary School in Montgomery County where…...
Oklahoma schools adjust to new recess requirement
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (472+ words) There’s a law now in effect in Oklahoma that gives elementary students more time for recess, but schools are finding different ways to fit the extra minutes into the school day. School is underway across Oklahoma, and elementary students are…...