Christian Right culture warriors are doing “a better job at being clever as serpents” in their war on public education.
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania School Directors Coalition founder Christina Brussalis is tight-lipped about who’s funding the organization, who’s on the board, and whether they are working with the Independence Law Center.
PA remains a state of wide educational contrasts between wealthy and poor, rural and urban, and large and small school districts, as well as the contrast between those that welcome and support diversity and others that are repressive and discriminatory.
The law firm has quietly helped districts draft policies for banning books, discriminating against LGBTQ students, and promoting reactionary Christian values.
Yet the Shapiro administration approves one anyway.
If the right-wing Supreme Court majority gives Oklahoma the green light to open the nation’s first religious public charter school, the already crumbling wall separating Church and State will have a gaping hole in it.
A new report by Education Voters of Pennsylvania found a pattern of discrimination based on LGBTQ+ status, disability, religion, and more – discrimination that would never be allowed in public schools.
Public education is a pillar of democracy that the right has long had in its crosshairs (kind of like Roe vs. Wade). The 2024 election may just determine whether this next domino falls.
This Bucks County District serves as a warning to the nation about the consequences of far-right takeovers of school boards.
The 34th Annual Ukrainian folk festival on August 24, landing on Ukrainian Independence Day, will be honoring Bobby Pietrangelo of Hilltown and Corey Nawrocki of Lansdale, who both recently lost their lives fighting as soldiers for Ukraine.
“These are our neighbors, colleagues, parishioners, our students – the cruelty with which this is happening and the pace is unacceptable. And a lot of people feel that way,” said Bucks County’s Barbara Simmons.
He is also enlisting FBI, AFT, ICE, DEA, and U.S. Marshals Service agents to assist in his plans to purge the city of its homeless population and crack down on crime.
“When communities lose access to independent journalism, transparency erodes, civic engagement declines, and government becomes less accountable to the people it serves,” said Rabb.
Chester County state Rep. Paul Friel is the prime sponsor of the Pennsylvania’s Officer Visibility Act and the proposed bill has seven co-sponsors so far (though none from Bucks County).
