School-based arrests are one part of the school-to-prison pipeline, through which students – especially Black and Latine students and those with disabilities – are pushed out of their schools and into the legal system.
Through my monthly column, I aim to provide clear and concise analyses of policies, policy changes, curricular initiatives, and more that will affect the students, teachers, and families in our community.
Over the last several months, school board meetings have been marked by intense disagreements among directors, highlighting what became a stubborn 5 to 4 majority split.
A Temecula Valley High School drama teacher was placed on leave for assigning Tony Kushner’s iconic, Pulitzer-winning play.
After months of unanswered pleas from parents and teachers, it took a Democratic sweep at the polls on Election Day for the school board to finally get the message.
The 77-page filing alleges Pennridge administrators and the school board ignored or dismissed incidents of discrimination and harassment spanning many years.
Thirteen petitions have been filed in the Court of Common Pleas challenging the election results for three new Democratic school board members. It’s pathetic.
Public education is a pillar of democracy that the right has long had in its crosshairs (kind of like Roe vs. Wade). The 2024 election may just determine whether this next domino falls.
Student allegations of racial and LGBTQ+ discrimination, along with the dismantling of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, provided the basis for the legal filing.
While six state boards “took action…warning that licensees who engage in conversion therapy may be subject to administrative discipline,” the state still lacks a law banning the practice.
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I’m proud to help my neighbors. But food donations are no substitute for government nutrition programs like SNAP, which is now under threat.
A 2022 study from the Trevor Project revealed that fewer than one in three trans youth find their home to be accepting or gender affirming, opening the door to rejection and even abuse from their families because of their gender identity.
The PAC just endorsed 16 Pennsylvania candidates running for the state Senate and House.
