Pennsylvania schools won’t teach critical race theory in public schools anytime soon. That’s the word from the Pennsylvania Department of Education as national debate rages about teaching the theory in
The guidance comes after many schools transitioned to remote learning amid an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations following Thanksgiving.
Programming will range from the new PBS KIDS program “Elinor Wonders Why” for young science enthusiasts to “The Story of China” for high school social studies learners.
Gov. Tom Wolf said he will nominate Deputy Secretary of Postsecondary and Higher Education Noe Ortega to fill the cabinet position.
Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera said his decision to close all schools for the additional period aligns with the governor’s stay-at-home directive announced.
Franklin County schools will remain closed into April as state officials battle a spreading Coronavirus threat. The numbers of new cases of COVID-19 are rising rapidly across the state.
