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Election

Nick Spangler: My primary education

May 25, 2023May 24, 2023
Nick Spangler
7

A first-time school board candidate and his observations from the campaign trail.
By Nick Spangler

Crime

Crime up double digits in all suburban counties bordering Philly from 2021 to ‘22

May 23, 2023May 29, 2023
Todd Shepherd
4

Suburban crime has risen at a much steeper pace than in the rest of the commonwealth.
By Todd Shepherd

Free Speech

Tredyffrin/Easttown backs down from censorship of Conestoga High School newspaper

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
Linda Stein

After rebuke from free speech lawyers, the district now claims they never raised the “equity” claim in their censorship efforts.
By Linda Stein

Free Speech

School newspaper’s “destination map” for departing seniors violates district equity policy: Report

May 10, 2023May 15, 2023
Todd Shepherd
1

Tredyffrin/Easttown administration demands that students censor facts in the name of “equity.”
By Todd Shepherd

Education

Beth Ann Rosica: Party politics trumps education experience in West Chester board appointment

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023
Beth Ann Rosica
7

Who is really running the West Chester Area School District? The appointment of a new board member raises questions.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Election Law

Commonwealth Court allows 2022 Chester County election recount petition to move forward

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023
Broad + Liberty Staff
3

The appellate court held that the county commissioners and a lower court had misapplied the state’s election statute.
By Broad + Liberty Staff

Tax

Beth Ann Rosica: The unchecked authority of school boards to raise taxes

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023
Beth Ann Rosica

Moving money around to avoid giving the voters a say on taxes is technically legal, but far from ethical.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Education

Beth Ann Rosica: Alice in drag — curiouser and curiouser when it becomes a school field trip

December 6, 2022December 13, 2022
Beth Ann Rosica
21

What Chester County schools are — and aren’t — telling parents about what children are seeing on field trips.

By Beth Ann Rosica

Politics

Chester County Commissioner Kichline not running for another term

December 2, 2022December 3, 2022
Linda Stein
5

The lone Republican on the Chester County Board of Commissioners will leave the office in 2023.
By Linda Stein

Election

Kyle Sammin: Some hard lessons for Pennsylvania Republicans after the midterms

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022
Kyle Sammin
4

Maps show failure across the board, but also can teach Republicans what worked in the otherwise disastrous campaign.
By Kyle Sammin

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