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 […]
Three school districts forced to file suit against the Pennsylvania School Boards Association
Several western Pennsylvania school districts filed a lawsuit against the largest school board association in the Commonwealth in response to a cease and desist letter, instructing the districts to stop using the association’s policies. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) sent letters to Mars Area School District in Butler County, […]
Low-achieving Pennsylvania schools failing to tell parents about school choice funds
Schools are failing and help’s available, but few know about it. That’s apparently what’s happening in Pennsylvania to tens of thousands of students trapped in low-achieving schools. Schools in the Keystone state that score in the bottom fifteen percent on annual math and reading tests are classified as low-achieving. Of […]
David P. Hardy: Philadelphia teachers — like their students — want educational choice
Philadelphia schools recently adopted a new multimillion-dollar curriculum — and district teachers sound mad as hell about it. The School District of Philadelphia recently rolled out its $25 million English Language Arts (ELA) program for the 2024–25 school year. According to a recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, teachers have […]
Sen. Ryan Aument: Giving children the best chance at success
Education provides our students with the foothold they need to climb the ladder of success and opens the doors of opportunity. A high-quality education gives them the foundation they need to embark on careers that offer family-sustaining wages, upward mobility, and financial freedom. This freedom and pathway to economic opportunity […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: The kids are not all right
Our children’s test scores are down. They haven’t even reached pre-Covid levels, which wasn’t anything to brag about then. And the students are more anxious than ever. Pick your benchmark. Pick your trend line. Pick your anecdote. Our kids are in trouble, and so our nation’s future is in trouble. […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Parents make the strongest case for charters and school choice
“I searched for over a year to make sure I picked the best school for my son. I did not want to send my son to the neighborhood (public) school. As a parent, it is my job to do what I think is best for my son.” These are the […]
Dave McCormick: Pennsylvania students cannot wait any longer for school choice
In living rooms across the country during the pandemic, many parents saw for themselves the dismal state of their children’s education. This was a tipping point for the school choice movement as parents started demanding access to educational options that actually prepare their kids for an uncertain future. In recent […]