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Supreme Court Provides Cover for Bigotry Draped in the Fig Leaf of Religion With LGBTQ School Books Decision
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Peter Greene
July 1, 2025
Peter Greene
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The GOP House Budget Bill Also Takes Aim at Public Education with Its Private School Voucher Scheme
Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of taxpayer-subsidized discrimination.
Peter Greene
May 28, 2025
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Hearings in Harrisburg Show Pennsylvania Lawmakers Are Unable to Find Consensus Around Much-needed Cyber Charter School Reform
At the first two hearings, some folks brought receipts, and some brought excuses, while the cyber charters themselves declined to appear at all.
Peter Greene
May 7, 2025
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Conservatives File Lawsuit to Rollback LGBTQ+ Protections in Pennsylvania
The right-wing law firm Thomas More Society, along with their plaintiffs which include South Side Area School District and Knoch School District, and Republican State Representatives Barbara Gleim and Aaron Bernstine, want to make discrimination OK again in the commonwealth.
Peter Greene
March 14, 2025
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New Report Suggests ‘Pennsylvanians Cannot Afford to Wait Any Longer’ for Cyber Charter School Funding Reform
Pennsylvania is currently the nation’s leading state for cyber charters, with 13 charters serving nearly 60,000 students.
Peter Greene
February 27, 2025
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Report: Commonwealth Charter Academy’s Frivolous Spending Reminds Taxpayers Why We Need Cyber Charter Reform in Harrisburg
“Every dollar that CCA spends on DoorDash or luxury vehicles, or at brew pubs or vineyards or exclusive clubs, is a dollar that was paid by a Pennsylvania taxpayer,” notes Education Voters PA.
Peter Greene
January 27, 2025
Education
Texas Businesswoman Wants to Open AI-Driven, Teacherless Cyber Charter School in Pennsylvania
Among Unbound Academic Institute’s wild claims about educational rigor and success is that students only need 2 hours of daily instruction in core subjects.
Peter Greene
January 17, 2025
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Report Exposes How Charter Schools Are Doomed to Fail – at Taxpayers’ Expense
Pennsylvanians should be alarmed the next time one of our legislators wants to make it “easier” to launch a charter school in the commonwealth.
Peter Greene
January 15, 2025
Education
How Trump’s Second Term Could Impact Pennsylvania School Districts
From ending the Department of Education to bringing the culture war to your kid’s curriculum, Peter Greene breaks down how public education could drastically change in the commonwealth over the next four years.
Peter Greene
December 9, 2024
The Surprise IRS Move to Support Pastors’ Political Endorsements Leaves Faith Leaders and Legal Experts Divided
July 10, 2025
Raymond Chang, president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, warned that a repeal of the Johnson Amendment could help tether some congregations to certain parties or candidates.
A Bayard Rustin Archive Aims to Preserve His Legacy as a Queer Civil Rights Activist
July 9, 2025
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates the West Chester-born civil rights activist, a mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and key architect of the March on Washington.
Democratic Congressional Candidate Bob Harvie Visits Bucks County Manufacturing Business Suffering Under Trump’s Tariff Wars
July 7, 2025
The uncertainty around the Trump administration’s tariff strategy “is creating havoc” for Warminster-based Gamry Instruments.
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
