Senate Education Committee Votes to Notify Parents of Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms
October 7, 2024

Senate Education Committee Votes to Notify Parents of Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms

Parents would receive information detailing the warning signs of type 1 diabetes under legislation approved with bipartisan support by the Senate Education Committee today.  [Read More]

Senate Education Committee Advances Bipartisan Bills
September 30, 2024

Senate Education Committee Advances Bipartisan Bills

The Senate Education Committee met today and advanced three bills with bipartisan support.  [Read More]

Argall: Pennsylvania Colleges Must Fight Campus Antisemitism
July 25, 2024

Argall: Pennsylvania Colleges Must Fight Campus Antisemitism

After hearing disturbing accounts of antisemitism on college campuses across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) called on college administrators to take stronger actions against the perpetrators of this hatred during a public hearing of the Senate Education Committee.  [Read More]

Bill to Curb Cell Phone Use in Schools Approved by Senate Education Committee
June 25, 2024

Bill to Curb Cell Phone Use in Schools Approved by Senate Education Committee

Legislation to support schools that adopt policies to limit student access to cell phones during the school day was approved by the Senate Education Committee today with bipartisan support.  [Read More]

Public Hearing Reviews Innovative, Hands-On Learning Program
June 4, 2024

Public Hearing Reviews Innovative, Hands-On Learning Program

A joint public hearing of the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee reviewed the Total Experience Learning Program today, which leads students in experience-based learning activities and trains teachers in new methods to improve student outcomes.  [Read More]

Scholarship Bill Wins Bipartisan Support in Senate Education Committee
May 7, 2024

Scholarship Bill Wins Bipartisan Support in Senate Education Committee

The Senate Education Committee advanced bipartisan legislation today to provide more educational options to children in low-performing public schools, according to committee chair Sen. Dave Argall (R-29).  [Read More]

Impacts of Sleep Loss Focus of Senate Public Hearing on Delaying School Start Times
April 5, 2024

Impacts of Sleep Loss Focus of Senate Public Hearing on Delaying School Start Times

Testifiers discussed the impacts of sleep loss on teenagers and the complexity of scheduling a school day during a public hearing about pushing back the required start time for schools across Pennsylvania, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), the chair of the Senate Education Committee.  [Read More]

Bill to Improve Literacy Wins Bipartisan Approval in Senate Education Committee
February 7, 2024

Bill to Improve Literacy Wins Bipartisan Approval in Senate Education Committee

A bill to change how Pennsylvania students are taught to read was approved by the Senate Education Committee today by a unanimous, bipartisan vote, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), who chairs the committee.  [Read More]

New Efforts to Fight Illiteracy Reviewed by Senate Education Committee
October 23, 2023

New Efforts to Fight Illiteracy Reviewed by Senate Education Committee

Changing how Pennsylvania students are taught to read was reviewed during a public hearing of the Senate Education Committee today, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), who chairs the committee.  [Read More]

Senate Education Committee Votes to Give Parents Control over Sexually Explicit Content in Schools
October 18, 2023

Senate Education Committee Votes to Give Parents Control over Sexually Explicit Content in Schools

A bill to ensure parents control when their children are exposed to sexually explicit content in schools was approved by the Senate Education Committee today, according to committee chair Sen. Dave Argall (R-29).  [Read More]

Senate Education Committee Reviews Bill to Give Parents Control Over Sexually Explicit Materials in Schools
October 17, 2023

Senate Education Committee Reviews Bill to Give Parents Control Over Sexually Explicit Materials in Schools

The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), held a public hearing today about a bill to ensure parents are aware of sexually explicit material in their children’s schools.  [Read More]

Legislation to Return Whole Milk to Schools Approved by Senate Education Committee
March 1, 2023

Legislation to Return Whole Milk to Schools Approved by Senate Education Committee

Two pieces of legislation encouraging Pennsylvania schools to again offer whole milk in school lunches were approved by the Senate Education Committee today, according to committee chair Sen. Dave Argall (R-29).  [Read More]

Senate Education Committee Advances Bipartisan Bills to Protect the First Amendment, Recruit Firefighters
January 10, 2023

Senate Education Committee Advances Bipartisan Bills to Protect the First Amendment, Recruit Firefighters

The Senate Education Committee met for its first voting meeting of the 2023-24 legislative session today, approving two bills unanimously, according to its new chairman, Senator Dave Argall (R-29).  [Read More]

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