Meanwhile, parents who voted for change in November are becoming increasingly frustrated and impatient with the new school board majority’s lack of action.
Amidst a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ book bans, activists, authors, and librarians are organizing to make sure LGBTQ stories are still heard.
PA remains a state of wide educational contrasts between wealthy and poor, rural and urban, and large and small school districts, as well as the contrast between those that welcome and support diversity and others that are repressive and discriminatory.
A local parent is hoping sunlight will be the best disinfectant when it comes to cleaning up a school board that operates by keeping parents in the dark.
Education Voters of Pennsylvania Executive Director Susan Spicka gave the following testimony at the state House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on the Basic Education Funding Commission Report.
This proposal is akin to putting PASSHE institutions into a pressure cooker and threatening them to grow or die, write concerned West Chester University faculty members.
“Everyone has the power to create change.”
Students who read and talk to each other about stories with social themes report greater motivation to read, greater use of reading strategies, and insight into human nature than those who do not.
The law firm has quietly helped districts draft policies for banning books, discriminating against LGBTQ students, and promoting reactionary Christian values.
The events of this past week are more than just a preview of the dysfunction to come — they are a stark reminder of what happens when chaos is mistaken for governance, writes Bucks County’s Colin Coyle.
Mike German spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his new book “Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within,” which comes out Jan. 7.
Immigrant solidarity protesters marched through the streets of downtown Philly, starting at Independence Hall. This is in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.
The U.S. Department of Energy is dangling $750 million for the buildout of a hydrogen hub around Philadelphia. But the looming Trump presidency and strong economic headwinds endanger its prospects.
Lake Angela was moved by her own experiences with schizophrenia and the stories of the treatment patients in her dance therapy groups faced at the psychiatric institution.