“As the needs of our stakeholders change, the Bucks IU will continue to evolve and grow,” said Bucks IU Executive Director Mark Hoffman.
University of North Georgia’s Matthew Boedy spoke to the Bucks County Beacon about his new book, “The Seven Mountains Mandate,” and how Kirk was part of this movement seeking right-wing Christian dominion over government and society.
When the truth is unthinkable, we lie to ourselves and one another, writes historian Dr. William Horne.
If America truly wanted to protect its youth, it would ban assault rifles, fund mental health in schools, and deliver justice — not scapegoating.
High school teachers in Pennsylvania and Virginia said some students had already stopped showing up in the spring, fearful they would be arrested on campus.
“The future of our democracy rests in the hands of the next generation. But if they’re not well-informed or prepared, it’s likely they won’t participate at all,” said state Rep. Tim Brennan.
If a book or an activity offends their narrow and extreme beliefs, it’s not enough for Christian Nationalists to not read the book or take part in the activity – they try to stop everyone else as well.
“I would like to know if the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, the other school districts in Pennsylvania and in Bucks County, might be interested in starting a class action lawsuit against the state for the calculable amount of money that we are losing as a school district ‘cause it’s going to blow up everybody’s budget,” Centennial School District Board Member Michael Hartline.
“Our kids are not bargaining chips,” PSEA President Aaron Chapin said. “Our kids are not pawns in some grand strategy to enact a tuition voucher scheme that will shift taxpayer dollars away from our public schools and send them to private and religious schools.”
In this critical moment in our nation’s history, state courts play an essential role in protecting our rights to vote, to express ourselves and to have access to clean air and pure water.
University of North Georgia’s Matthew Boedy spoke to the Bucks County Beacon about his new book, “The Seven Mountains Mandate,” and how Kirk was part of this movement seeking right-wing Christian dominion over government and society.
On this Democracy Day, I want us to remember: democracy isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we build — one election, one conversation, one act of civic engagement at a time, writes Bob Harvie.
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
When the truth is unthinkable, we lie to ourselves and one another, writes historian Dr. William Horne.
