Governor-elect Shapiro recently nominated Shippensburg University alumnus and former superintendent of Lower Merion and Reading school districts Khalid Mumin to serve as his education secretary. His nomination will require Senate confirmation by a simple majority vote.

Under consideration in the Senate:

• SCO 571 which would allows community colleges to offer a 4-year Bachelor’s program in nursing

Under consideration in the House:

• HCO 727 establishes a Pennsylvania Teach Scholarship Program