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Starve or Quit: Some College Students’ Only Options
As students head back to campus this month, one in four undergraduates suffer from food insecurity.
Pat LaMarche
August 25, 2023
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Advocates Vow to Fight Shale Gas Export Terminal in Delaware County’s Poorest Community
“The health and safety of Chester residents have been compromised by local industry for too long,” Chester Councilperson Stefan Roots said.
Peter Hall, Author at Penn-Capital Star
August 24, 2023
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Pennridge Parents, Teachers Criticize Vermilion Education’s Push to Require Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum for the District
Inaccuracies, a lack of resources, content, and little time to prepare were some of the chief complaints about the new curriculum that’s being forced on Pennridge teachers and students.
Jenny Stephens
August 23, 2023
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Bucks County Changemakers Interview With Connor O’Hanlon
Chair of Doylestown Democrats, activist, podcast host – Connor represents the next generation of local leaders working to make a more just, sustainable, and progressive Bucks County.
Edie Weinstein
August 23, 2023
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New Jersey LGBTQ Community Celebrates Court’s Halt of Parental Notification Policies
The policies in question require administrators to notify parents about students who change their sexuality or gender expression by requesting a name or pronoun change, or by asking for bathroom, locker room, or sports accommodations.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
August 22, 2023
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Pennridge Parents Plan To Opt Students Out Of Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum
Incorporating studies influenced by ultra-conservative politics is a step too far for some in the Pennridge community, who for months have tried everything to stop it.
Jenny Stephens
August 21, 2023
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Maps Presented To Central Bucks Voting Region Committee Fall Short and Lack Transparency
CBSD Fair Votes presented the most comprehensive map that heeds the Free and Equal Elections Clause and incorporates population and voter data, while providing voters the ability to cast ballots every two years.
Jenny Stephens
August 21, 2023
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School Debt: The Great Unequalizer
In Pennsylvania, the state’s school funding system was recently deemed unconstitutional; its distribution mechanism discriminates against students who live in low-wealth districts. Without adequate funds, school districts increasingly must borrow millions of dollars, provoking a massive increase in debt-laden schools.
Eleni Schirmer
August 21, 2023
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Pennsylvania Will Track Voting Machine Malfunctions Under New Settlement with Election Security Groups
PA’s Department of State reaches agreement after advocates raised concerns in 2019 with a new voting machine that glitched and compromised voter privacy in its first year.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
August 20, 2023
Bristol Native and Broadway Actor Stanley Martin Comes Home; Stars in Tony-Award Winning Musical ‘Jelly’s Last Jam’
Melinda Rizzo
April 20, 2026
The musical celebrating the life and legacy of jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton runs at Bristol Riverside Theatre now through Sunday.
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