News
Interview: Librarian Amanda Jones Fought Christian Nationalist Censors in Her Small Town
Her new book “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America” was published in August.
Rob Boston
October 10, 2024
Education
Opinion
What A Difference a School Board Makes When It Comes to Handling Allegations of Discrimination in Central Bucks School District
Unlike the previous Republican-led school board, they didn’t waste over $1 million to pretend a clearly identified problem didn’t exist.
Lela Casey
September 29, 2024
Opinion
Read Between the Lines: What School Library Book Restrictions Are Really Telling Us About Our School Boards
In Lehighton Area School District, anti-LGBTQ panic and politics led by a Moms for Liberty board director is driving a book censorship crusade.
Holly Fasching
September 27, 2024
Top 5
Bucks County School Districts Among Those Across Pennsylvania With Lead in Drinking Water
One easy fix schools can make, says PennEnvironment, is replacing water fountains with certified point-of-use filters.
Caroline Craig
September 26, 2024
News
The Independence Law Center Doesn’t Want You to Know It’s Working to Bring Conservative Christian Dominion Over Pennsylvania’s Public School Districts
This is part of the PA Family Institute’s larger goal of making Pennsylvania an explicitly Christian state.
Peter Greene
September 12, 2024
News
New Report Shows Pennsylvania’s Cyber Charter Schools Are Failing Black and Hispanic Students
Taxpayers are subsidizing these profit-making schools, which have lower graduation rates and lower proficiency rates in Math and Science for these students than public schools. It’s time for reform and accountability.
Peter Greene
September 6, 2024
Opinion
Moms for Liberty Lehighton Area School District Board Member Wants to Restrict Access to LGBTQ+ Books
Defending diversity and the freedom to read in rural communities like mine can save lives. I know. It saved mine.
Syd Vincent
September 5, 2024
News
Bristol Township School District Reaps the Benefits of Pennsylvania’s Historic, New Education Funding
“Our school district … had been underfunded for years,” said local State Rep. Tina Davis.
Pat LaMarche
September 2, 2024
News
Central Bucks School District Educators Honored for Countering Bullying and Bigotry Through Teaching Respect, Kindness, and Empathy
Stand Up For Justice Educator Fund’s goal is to recognize and be a resource to educators who foster themes of acceptance and kindness in their curriculum.
Caroline Craig
August 30, 2024
‘They Roll Right Over’: Many Democrats Call Their Party Weak and Ineffective, AP-NORC Poll Finds
August 3, 2025
About 15% described it using words like “weak,” or “apathetic,” while an additional 10% believe it is broadly “ineffective” or “disorganized.”
New Pennsylvania Project Opens Office in Bensalem, Its First in Bucks County
August 2, 2025
The nonpartisan voting rights organization wants everyone in the county to be registered, educated, engaged and active voters.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump
August 1, 2025
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.
Meet Bucks County Beacon Summer Reporting Intern Naomi Weiss
July 30, 2025
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
July 30, 2025
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
