“I’m extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” said Nicole Lynch, a Centennial parent from Southampton Township.
Liberal high school student Evianne Casey reflects on her experience with her conservative best friend in the making of Bucks County, USA – a documentary that put Central Bucks School District’s political divisions under the microscope.
In PA, only 46 percent of eligible 3- and 4-year-olds participate in high-quality, publicly funded pre-K, leading to more than half of children not receiving opportunities they deserve.
Some Centennial meeting attendees called out a federal complaint filed by the ACLU against Central Bucks and Lucabaugh’s actions, citing “discriminatory and punitive” policies directed at LGBTQ+ students “and their allies.”
Democrats denounced the hearing, calling it political theater that does little to fight discrimination.
At the first two hearings, some folks brought receipts, and some brought excuses, while the cyber charters themselves declined to appear at all.
Still, teachers, families and advocates remain concerned about the stability of Head Start. The Trump administration is closing several regional offices and laying off the staff who support the program, which has led to funding delays that threatened to close individual preschools.
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
An independent abuse report found non-verbal Jamison Elementary School students were subjected to physical punishment and neglect. Whether people will be fired or criminally charged is up in the air.
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
After covering weeks of abductions and disappearances of immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City starting on May 29, I remain stupefied that I am witnessing the harvesting of human beings in real time, writes photojournalist Michael Nigro.
Thankfully, there are brave faith leaders standing firmly in the breach, refusing to let the Bible and the church be hijacked by Christian Nationalists.
Environmentalists say that allowing the industry to drill in Pennsylvania’s part of the watershed would risk contaminating drinking water for some 15 million people with toxic chemicals.
