The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ plan to suspend in-person schooling disproportionately harms the students who depend on it the most. We must set aside self-interest and tackle fear head-on for the sake of our kids.
By Priscilla Lo
Pennsylvania school board member to parents: ‘I don’t work for you’
A York Suburban School District School Board member created controversy when he wrote a recent op-ed to concerned parents and declared, “I don’t work for you.”
By Victor Skinner
Richard Koenig: Planning for the next pandemic — begone with Boomers?
One way to deal with the next contagion would be to get rid of the most vulnerable. On second thought, maybe not.
By Richard Koenig
Beth Ann Rosica: West Chester’s reign of error continues
The West Chester Borough Council’s vaccine mandate epitomizes government overreach and denies hardworking Borough staff employment opportunities. When will the “reign of error” end?
By Beth Ann Rosica
A $900 Covid test? Taxpayer-funded Covid testing program failing to get off the ground in PA schools
A Covid-testing program intended to help capture outbreaks early enough for schools to remain open for in-person learning has only given 97,000 swabs since the contract was initiated six months ago.
By Todd Shepherd
Clarice Schillinger: Houston, we have a problem
Pres. Biden and Gov. Wolf have failed to be transparent with Pennsylvanians. The good news is we are Americans, we are Pennsylvanians, and we will take back our commonwealth.
By Clarice Shillinger
Gina Diorio: The Covid context the Wolf administration isn’t giving
Pennsylvanians deserve to know the full picture of Covid-19 hospitalizations. Whether the problem is opaqueness or incompetence, transparency should not be this hard.
By Gina Diorio
Some Pennsylvania schools go remote despite conflicting guidance
Dozens of Pennsylvania schools are returning to remote learning in response to a spike in Covid cases across the commonwealth, despite conflicting concerns about the move.
By Victor Skinner
Beth Ann Rosica: “Two years to flatten the curve”
After almost two years of bad Covid policies in schools, it is time to follow the science and do what’s best for the students.
By Beth Ann Rosica, Ph.D.
Richard Koenig: A New Year’s resolution: Get back to pre-Covid normal — soonest
All I want for the New Year is an end to the “new normal.”
By Richard Koenig