Rachel Langan
CNN: Schools got $190 billion in pandemic aid, but the funds haven’t reversed learning loss.
Why? Read the article to find out. Spoiler alert: because the current school board voted THREE TIMES to keep schools closed in 2020-21. ...
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Rachel Langan
- Sep 17
Will WCASD be at risk when ESSER funds run out?
Click or tap here to read about 5 signs that your school district is in financial trouble. While this is not on the list, we would like...
Rachel Langan
- Sep 16
Do you REALLY know how your child is doing at school?
Many American parents have no idea how their kids are doing in school. In third grade, Cristyonna mostly got As and Bs on her report...
Rachel Langan
- Sep 7
Did you know that the PA Department of Education put 3 WCASD schools on their "watch list"?
Fugett Middle, Greystone Elementary, and Peirce Middle are all on a state watch list because students in those schools are experiencing a...
Rachel Langan
- Aug 18
What is a principal's job?
Yesterday we looked at how much principals earn, and today we'll look at what they get paid to do. When you read the title of today's...
Rachel Langan
- Aug 16
Schools & Cybersecurity
For those of us who grew up in the 1980s, there was a PSA that said: It's 10pm, do you know where your children are? When I read this...
Rachel Langan
- Aug 11
How the pandemic — and its aftermath — is shaping schools and education policy.
7 Insights into Pandemic Recovery and Aftermath in U.S. Schools Click or tap here to read the full article, including charts. These...
Rachel Langan
- Aug 8
Pandemic Emergency May Be Officially Over, but Education’s Long COVID Continues
With progress stalled, students need over 4 extra months of school to catch up to pre-pandemic levels. Middle school, Black & Latino kids...
Rachel Langan
- Jul 20
Addressing Learning Loss: Solutions for Spending COVID Relief Funds
Three years ago, the nation’s schools received the first installment in what would become the largest infusion ever of federal funds for...
Rachel Langan
- Jul 17
Principals are Leaving Their Jobs at an Accelerating Rate
A new report by Penn State’s Center for Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis shows that nearly 15.4% of principals left Pennsylvania...
Rachel Langan
- Jun 12
Committee Meeting Tonight Jun 12
There will be two committee meetings tonight at the Spellman Education Building, 782 Springdale Drive, Exton PA: 6:30pm Personnel 6:45pm...
Rachel Langan
- Jun 10
Fugett Fight Club
Something strange is happening at Fugett Middle School. Fight clubs are not unique to WCASD. In fact, middle school fight clubs are...
Rachel Langan
- Jun 5
Four Chester County School Districts Ranked in the Top 25 for 2023
WCASD is not amongst them. The rankings were based on the results of the PSSA’s and the Keystone exams, based on data from Pittsburgh...
Rachel Langan
- May 30
Philadelphia School District's 5 Year Plan
What does this have to do with WCASD? Four of their five points mirror *Back to Basics pillars. The plan identifies five key areas:...
Rachel Langan
- May 29
$302 Million Budget: what you may have missed at last week's board meeting.
Test scores are lower than ever, school violence is landing kids in the hospital, and our board congratulates themselves for increasing...
Rachel Langan
- May 28
Fighting at Fugett: what you may have missed at last week's board meeting.
What is happening at Fugett is unacceptable. We MUST to elect a new school board in November. During public comment at the end of the...
Rachel Langan
- May 7
Thank You, Donors!
Back to Basics is a registered Political Action Committee (PAC) and our campaign finance report has been filed with Chester County Voter...
Rachel Langan
- May 6
WCASD Teachers Give District an F
Have you seen this article that discusses the results of the 2022-23 District Survey? The district asked teachers to rate how well the...
Rachel Langan
- Apr 28
School Safety Part Two
Should our candidates get elected to the school board, they will work towards safer schools by: Asking hard questions of both the WCASD...
Rachel Langan
- Apr 27
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