“When will all the banned books be returned to the library shelves?” asked district parent Laura Foster.
The right-wing playbook’s plans for public schools are already in place or rolling out.
The PSEA is the state coordinator for the program which launched last year, with 168 high school students in 15 schools from across the commonwealth participating.
“I thought it was full of platitudes. I saw no apology whatsoever that I would expect to be right out of the gate. It should say they’re embarrassed by his comments,” said Telford Borough Councilwoman Meredith Torres.
William Formica’s social media post “reflects poorly on the entire school board and district administration,” said district parent Alex Wisser.
V-Dem Institute, a global research organization that monitors indicators of democracy around the world, determined that academic freedom has “substantially worsened” in the United States in recent years.
Indoctrination, privatization, and discrimination are just some of the educational goals of a second Trump term.
This far-right, Christian nationalist policy agenda for a second Trump term wants to eradicate public education.
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.
“But without federal funding, the road ahead becomes more challenging — not just in sustaining what we do now, but in continuing to grow and innovate,” said Bill Marrazzo, President & CEO for WHYY.
Proposed funding cuts in the draft budget “would impact our ability to do similar investigations and ensure student safety in the future,” said Jennifer Garman, CEO of Philadelphia-based Disability Rights Pennsylvania.
Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.
Critics of the potential local 287(g) partnership raised concerns over racial profiling, wrongful arrests, lack of due process, and community safety. However, supporters also turned out raising the issues of human trafficking, crime, and alleged treason.
At the first two hearings, some folks brought receipts, and some brought excuses, while the cyber charters themselves declined to appear at all.
