EASD Connections
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External influences including state and federal legislation, as well as educational trends across the Commonwealth and nation, can have impacts on the Elizabethtown Area School District. The EASD Connections section of our website is designed to keep you up-to-date on these issues regardless of whether the impact is good, bad, or indifferent. By nature, it is intended to be non-partisan. Keeping our community informed about key issues and the possible impacts on our school district is what is most important to us. With that in mind, the Elizabethtown Area School District is pleased to share this information with you as we hope it will allow you to better understand the multitude of external events, decisions, and legislation affecting our school school system.
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Youth Homelessness On The Rise In PA, Numbers Increasing Faster Than U.S. Average
SOURCE: WESA (February 24, 2020)
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Parents: Teens Are Still Vaping, Despite Flavor Ban. Here's What They're Using
SOURCE: NPR (February 17, 2020)
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School officials welcome Wolf's charter reform plan
SOURCE: The Daily Item (February 6, 2020)
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Schools struggle to help students return to class after a mental health crisis More kids are missin
SOURCE: The Hechinger Report (February 5, 2020)
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School officials from across PA push for state to address special education, charter school funding
SOURCE: The Center Square (January 30, 2020)
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Report: States enacted more than 200 CTE policies in 2019
SOURCE: Education Drive (January 30, 2020)
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Taxpayer-funded charter schools: What are they and why should you care?
SOURCE: Lancaster Online (January 29, 2020)
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Plan for new teacher evaluations would limit impact of standardized tests
SOURCE: The Mercury (January 27, 2020)
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WHO COUNTS? Here’s what you should know about the 2020 US Census
SOURCE: Quartz (January 23, 2020)
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U.S. Supreme Court hears landmark case over public funding for religious schools. What does it mean
SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer (January 22, 2020)
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USDA proposes allowing ‘more flexibility’ in school lunches
SOURCE: Fox 43 News (January 18, 2020)
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Education issues from 2019 continue to resonate in Pennsylvania politics in 2020
SOURCE: The Center Square (January 16, 2020)
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Lack of substitute teachers straining Pa. districts
SOURCE: Herald Mail Media (January 14, 2020)
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Advocacy Groups Say Pennsylvania Underfunds Special Education
SOURCE: WESA 90.3 (January 13, 2020)
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Vaping: Know the Facts...A Campaign to Address Adolescent Vaping
SOURCE: Addiction Policy Center (January 8, 2020)
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'Cyber snow days:' Why few school districts statewide opted in for the program
SOURCE: York Daily Record (January 6, 2020)
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These court cases could shift the K-12 landscape in 2020
SOURCE: Education Drive (December 19, 2019)
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Schools ramp up efforts to prevent, reduce impact of adverse childhood experiences
SOURCE: Education Drive (December 12, 2019)
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FCC E-rate updates don't include cybersecurity funds
SOURCE: Education Drive (December 12, 2019)
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How sleep science is changing school schedules across Central PA
SOURCE: Central Penn Parent (December 5, 2019)
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Teen vaping is an 'epidemic' and no one is sure how to stop it
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (December 1, 2019)
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Personal finance courses get a boost in Pennsylvania schools
SOURCE: The Morning Call (November 29, 2019)
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How to keep schools safe? We're focusing our time, energy and money on 'all the wrong things,' exper
SOURCE: USA Today (November 21, 2019)
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Governor proposes charter school reform
SOURCE: ABC 27 (November 15, 2019)
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Inaction on school funding in PA could lead more schools into distress, academic report warns
SOURCE: The Center Square (November 13, 2019)
