News
Trump’s Agenda 47, Like Project 2025, Wants to Dismantle Public Education
Indoctrination, privatization, and discrimination are just some of the educational goals of a second Trump term.
Peter Greene
July 26, 2024
Education
Opinion
If You’re a Bucks County Parent Who Values Your Kids’ Public Schools, Project 2025 Should Terrify You
This far-right, Christian nationalist policy agenda for a second Trump term wants to eradicate public education.
Tabitha Dell'Angelo
July 24, 2024
News
Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It
The Bradley Foundation, DeVos Family Foundation, and Koch Foundation are some of the biggest right-wing funders orchestrating this coordinated attack on our public education system from all fronts.
Peter Greene
July 18, 2024
News
Bucks County Democratic State Rep. Tim Brennan’s Lifesaving AED Bill Passes Through House
Locally, State Rep. Craig Staats was one of 45 Republican ‘No’ votes on a bill that would potentially help save the lives of student athletes suffering from cardiac arrest.
Aidan Tyksinski
July 9, 2024
News
This Bucks County Dad Took His Child’s School District to Court to Uncover a Secret Book Banning Scheme
Darren Laustsen speaks about his legal battle with Pennridge School District after its far-right Moms for Liberty school board started banning books under the false pretense of weeding out old, obsolete titles – many of which just happened to be M4L targeted books.
Cyril Mychalejko
June 28, 2024
Opinion
Housing and Education Go Hand in Hand in Our Vision for a Healthy Pennsylvania
The success of our students in school is inextricably linked to their ability to maintain housing.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
June 26, 2024
Podcast
Interview: Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider on Their New Book ‘The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual’
Learn about the history of the “forever war” against public education, the oligarchs and right-wing and Christian soldiers looking to destroy it, and what you can do to defend it in Bucks County and beyond.
Cyril Mychalejko
June 21, 2024
News
‘Moms on a Mission’ Is the Latest Right-Wing Astroturf Group Fighting to Privatize Education
Moms for Liberty isn’t the only dark money group pretending to be mom-led grassroots movement. And now there’s a new one with ties to Betsy DeVos.
Maurice T. Cunningham
June 20, 2024
News
Souderton Area High School Purges 3,224 Library Books
“We still have a library, very much so a library,” said Superintendent Frank Gallagher.
Jenny Stephens
June 14, 2024
Riled Up MAGA Faithful From Across Pennsylvania Crash Bucks County Commissioners Meeting
November 20, 2024
Sean Moon, leader of the “antigovernment Christian gun cult” Rod of Iron Ministries, even made an appearance.
Protecting Central Bucks School District from the Trump Administration Depends on Community Engagement
November 20, 2024
The 2023 school board election that swept Moms for Liberty-backed MAGA candidates at the polls illustrates the power of community organizing in defense of public education.
American Education Week Is a Celebration of Our Public Schools. Donald Trump Has Them In His Crosshairs
November 19, 2024
For me, like so many others, public school provided me access to a better future, writes Tabitha Dell’Angelo.
Pennsylvania’s High Court Orders Counties not to Count Disputed Ballots in US Senate Race
November 18, 2024
Democratic-majority election boards in Montgomery County, Philadelphia and Bucks County had voted to count the ballots that lacked a correct date.
New Documentary ‘Beyond the Bridge’ Takes Viewers on a Search for a Humane Solution to Homelessness
November 18, 2024
“For community leaders who don’t want to criminalize homelessness, this film is the key.” And there’s a free showing Thursday evening at the Philadelphia Film Center.