The Pennsylvania Department of Education has released new standards that ask teachers to interrogate their biases and recognize inequality in schools and school systems, including institutional racism.
Pennsylvania Education Secretary Noe Ortega is the latest member of term-limited Gov. Tom Wolf’s Cabinet team to announce his departure as the administration winds to a close.
Gov. Wolf announced that Department of Education Secretary Dr. Noe Ortega will resign his position with the commonwealth on April 29. The governor also announced his intention to name Eric Hagarty to serve as Acting Secretary.