“The new curriculum combines what Philadelphia School District calls ‘word knowledge’ and ‘world knowledge,'” says Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, a clinical professor of literacy studies at Drexel University.
Despite the lessons of history, a new round of doomsayers are ready to write the Democrats’ obituary in 2024.
A message from rural America to Democratic Party elites.
The broader implications of American political violence before, during and after the 2024 elections extend well beyond its borders.
What our leaders say—and whether or not they are truthful—matters.
Historical trends, demographic data and current affairs all point toward LGBTQ+ voters playing an important – and potentially decisive role in November.
Mobilizing for reproductive rights expands democracy because it gives women voice and control over basic freedoms.
Now, after the fall of Roe, Project 2025 plans to revive the zombie Comstock Act and make it workable.
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
“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.
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.
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
