Opinion
OPINION: How Pennsylvania’s ‘Uniformity Clause’ and ‘Hold Harmless’ Policy Harm State Education Funding
And here’s how you can be part of the solution.
Coleman Poses
April 21, 2025
Coleman Poses
Opinion
School Vouchers in Pennsylvania Are a Reverse Robin Hood Racket
With little to no oversight and accountability, programs like the Educational Improvement Tax Credit are a pipeline sucking taxpayer money out of underfunded public schools and into the pockets of the wealthy.
Coleman Poses
April 5, 2024
Opinion
Help Make MLK’s ‘Dream’ for the United States A Reality
There are numerous opportunities available to protect and strengthen our democratic institutions and improve the economic, environmental, and social conditions for everyone living in our communities.
Coleman Poses
August 27, 2023
Using Black Hawk Helicopters and Chemical Agents, ICE Agents Turn Chicago Into a ‘War Zone’
October 7, 2025
Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city.
Pennsylvania Budget Impasse Is Just Another Form of Abuse for Domestic Violence Victims
October 6, 2025
As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
We Must Continue to Defend the Freedom to Read in Central Bucks School District
October 6, 2025
With elections next month, Central Bucks School Board’s Karen Smith reminds community members of the chaos and divisiveness Republican book banners inflicted on the district just a few years ago.
The Quiet Creep of Censorship: How ‘Everyday Banning’ Is Reshaping American Schools
October 5, 2025
PEN America’s new report “The Normalization of Book Banning” exposes how book censorship has become “rampant and common” in public schools across the United States.
Banned Books Week: A Local Reflection From a Pennridge School District Dad
October 5, 2025
When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education, writes Darren Laustsen.
