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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2020’s Safest States for Schools to Reopen
SOURCE: Wallet Hub (September 28, 2020)
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Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes high school sports attendance bill, setting up possible override vote in Ge
SOURCE: Penn Live (September 21, 2020)
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As pandemic lingers, teachers retiring in record numbers
SOURCE: Daily Local News (September 17, 2020)
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Districts struggle to find balance in online instruction
SOURCE: Education Drive (September 16, 2020)
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Pandemic overshadows long-stalled overhaul of PA science standards
SOURCE: York Dispatch (September 11, 2020)
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Were millions really necessary for cyber charter schools?
SOURCE: The Tribune-Democrat (September 10, 2020)
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Bill would allow emergency loans
SOURCE: Altoona Mirroe (September 9, 2020)
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PA State House Set To Vote On Bill Allowing School Districts To Make Decision On Fans At Games
SOURCE: KDKA CBS2 Pittsburgh (September 1, 2020)
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Masks, staggered schedules, social distancing: When Pa. students return to school, things will look
SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer (April 28, 2020)
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Getting schools back open could take distancing, disinfecting and a lot of handwashing
SOURCE: CNN (April 27, 2020)
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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)
