As students and teachers prepare for back to school, Governor Wolf joined Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera and education advocates for a Schools that Teach event in Pittsburgh to announce students and teachers will spend at least 20 percent less time on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) this school year.
During a visit to Penn State University’s Ag Progress Days, Governor Wolf called Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry one of its most important economic and environmental resources, and he stressed the need to continue supporting the industry for its long-term success.
Governor Wolf issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the potential impact of terminating payments for cost-sharing reductions
Yesterday, Governor Wolf joined Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera, education advocates, and educators at Susquehanna Township Middle School to announce a reduction in PSSA standardized testing.
The Wolf Administration announced that medical institutions and organizations are now able to apply for one of four $1 million grants to further combat the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania.