Opinion
OPINION: How Pennsylvania’s ‘Uniformity Clause’ and ‘Hold Harmless’ Policy Harm State Education Funding
And here’s how you can be part of the solution.
Coleman Poses
April 21, 2025
Education
News
A Prince and Knight Fall in Love, Parents Claim Religious Discrimination, and the Supreme Court Is Asked to Intervene
Pen America, which reported more than 10,000 books banned in the last school year, said in a court filing that what the parents from the Maryland school district want is “a constitutionally suspect book ban by another name.”
AP
April 19, 2025
News
Pennsylvania Says Schools Already Comply with Civil Rights Laws and Are Not Ordered to Scrap DEI
“Regardless of changes taking place at the federal level, the Shapiro Administration will continue to do everything in our power to support Pennsylvania learners, educators, and schools,” said Pennsylvania Department of Education spokesperson Erin James.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
April 10, 2025
Opinion
How News Reporters Are Being Deceived by Fake Groups of ‘Moms’ and ‘Parents’ Attacking Public Schools
These groups are the creation of deep-pocketed, “dark money” conservative networks, not “grassroots” advocates.
Maurice T. Cunningham
March 22, 2025
News
Should Kids Have Access to Their Cellphones at School? Perkasie to Host Community Debate
The event, sponsored by The Braver Angels of Southeast Pennsylvania and League of Women Voters of Bucks County, is to promote dialogue and strengthen community relationships.
Melinda Rizzo
March 17, 2025
News
Advocacy Groups Say PIAA’s Transgender Athlete Policy Change to Appease Trump’s Executive Order Violates Pennsylvania and Federal Law
“The executive order is not law and cannot change existing law. The orders even say on them they do not have the force of law,” said Kristina Moon, a senior attorney at the Education Law Center.
Melinda Rizzo
March 14, 2025
News
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
Opinion
What Now for Democrats for Education Reform?
The once-powerful group’s internal turmoil and diminishing size and status may be signs that the school privatization movement is now a fully right-wing enterprise.
Maurice T. Cunningham
March 13, 2025
News
Eyeing a Friendly Supreme Court, Republicans Push for the Ten Commandments in Schools
It’s just one of the ways lawmakers are trying to insert Judeo-Christian doctrine into public education.
Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline
March 2, 2025
Pennsylvania Among 17 States With Domestic Violence Coalitions Suing Trump Administration Over ‘Unlawful’ Federal Funding Restrictions
July 14, 2025
Jennifer Locker, executive director of A Woman’s Place in Doylestown Township, said about 76% of their hotline and safe house funding is filled by federal grants.
Student Teachers in Pennsylvania Deserve Better and Public Education Will Benefit From It
July 13, 2025
Fully funding this program isn’t just about fairness. It’s about protecting the quality of education for all PA students.
Young Democrats Aren’t Waiting for the Party’s Old Guard to Pass the Torch. They’re Ready to Take It
July 12, 2025
Younger Democratic candidates have grown tired of lawmakers holding office past their prime and say fresh faces can reach more voters.
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.
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.
