PENNSYLVANIA. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania School Boards Association released its 2024 State of Education report, the 48-page report highlights many challenges school districts are facing.
The top three biggest challenges are student mental health needs, staffing shortages and funding.
“The growth in mental health needs really stuck out to us. A couple of years ago when we first started this, it was barely cracking the top ten,” said Pennsylvania School Boards Association Chief Advocacy Officer Kevin Busher.
Now, it’s the leading challenge school districts face, according to the State of Education report.
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A more troublesome trend, “is the fact that over the last couple of years, the education funding has waned when it comes to mental health,” said Busher.
Busher says that educational leaders are more than equipped to handle what’s in front of them. The second biggest obstacle is staffing, …