The book-banning and censorship wars are part of the larger culture wars driven by white evangelical Christians, a key part of the Republican activist base.
The school district’s defense is that’s how they’ve been conducting business for years — which amounts to largely keeping parents and taxpayers in the dark.
Tackling major issues with civility, including policy revisions and curriculum changes, was a welcomed change from the wrangling and backstabbing of the last two years.
Unfortunately, extremist groups like Moms for Liberty are attacking CSE in schools claiming it “sexualizes” students, while even suggesting it’s a Trojan horse for Critical Race Theory.
As voucher systems expand, they cannibalize states’ ability to pay for their public education commitments. Vouchers do, however, benefit churches and church schools.
A chaotic exit by the outgoing Republican board majority sabotaged the first meeting of the newly elected board.
“It’s no longer a matter of political convenience, but a matter of what students are constitutionally entitled to,” said Public Interest Law Center attorney Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg.
Humanities in public schools help students understand, and engage with, the world.
The board’s lack of financial transparency prohibits stakeholders from seeing a full accounting of the district’s spending, including paying for services that aren’t utilized.
“Keeping people in poverty is not how we move the Commonwealth forward – our current wage is immoral and unjustifiable,” said the Philadelphia County lawmaker.
Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are fear-mongering over noncitizen voting, which is among the oldest tactics in American electoral politics.
Student climate justice activist Eliana Atienza shares how the campus organization is working to create change at the University of Pennsylvania.
We need to fight for environmental justice until all marginalized communities have access to clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment. It’s a matter of life or death.
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.
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