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Kyle Sammin: Survey reveals the worrying trends of self-censorship among UPenn and Penn State faculty
We know, by now, that most university campuses skew hard to the political left. And we have heard enough tales — over the decades, but with increasing frequency of late — of college students who feel like they cannot fully engage in the exchange of ideas because the risk of […]
Beth Ann Rosica: U.S. House report vindicates parents who fought to keep schools open
“Truth is usually the best vindication against slander,” wrote Abraham Lincoln in 1864 in the midst of the Civil War. Some 160 years later, those words still hold relevance. As a parent who fiercely advocated to open schools and eliminate masking, social distancing, and quarantine requirements, I feel partially vindicated […]
Amanda D’Alessandro: Does Pennsylvania’s Department of Education know what a woman is?
What is a woman? This is the question Democrats have been avoiding answering. They have been working to reframe gender, claiming that being a man or woman has less to do with biology than one’s subjective identity. On the one hand, the Left wants us to believe in a version […]
Beth Ann Rosica: Math takes a backseat, social justice drives the bus in PA schools
Despite abysmal student test scores across the commonwealth, the state continues to prioritize social justice initiatives over academic outcomes. Last year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) signed an agreement for $350,000 to “achieve educational equity and racial justice by rebuilding the national Black teacher pipeline.” Last month, the Pennsylvania […]
Temple’s $1.3 million ‘anti-racism’ center isn’t doing much
(The College Fix) – Pennsylvania taxpayers spent $1.3 million to build Temple University’s “Center for Anti-Racism,” inside an existing school building. Now entering its third year, the center’s work has largely consisted of conferences and speakers. The $1.3 million state-funded center appears to operate out of a room in Mazur […]
Courts reject Chesco treasurer as expert medical witness, but don’t catch that her degrees are from diploma mill
The Chester County treasurer’s side gig of working as an expert witness in civil trials has been dealt substantial blows in the last three years, as her testimony has been excluded from two trials in which she was presumably paid by the plaintiffs to provide expert medical testimony. In at […]
Mumin resigns as state education chief; Fitterer named acting secretary
There will be a change at the top of Pennsylvania’s education department. Secretary of Education Khalid Mumin announced his resignation from the post after serving the Commonwealth for the past two years. “Dr. Mumin has dedicated his life and career to ensuring Pennsylvania children have real opportunity through a quality education […]
Boys and men are struggling locally and globally
An international group is sounding the alarm about the inequalities experienced by men and boys across the world. The International Council for Men and Boys (ICMB) declared November, Men’s Equality Month, to raise awareness about the current male crisis. Larry DeMarco, Executive Manager for ICMB, acknowledged there is “inequality on […]
Elizabeth Stelle and Adam Kissel: The U.S. Department of Education against education
More than half of students take at least one course online, and many take more. Because of overregulation from the U.S. Department of Education, Pennsylvania students stand to lose federal aid for many of these courses. The Education Department wants to remove asynchronous learning — online courses that allow students […]