Dropout rates are highly correlated with future imprisonment and are on the rise in the city’s public schools.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Pennsylvania state senate weighs parental bill of rights as gender, race issues flare in schools
The bill, proposed by GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano, would codify parents’ right to direct their child’s upbringing, education, health care.
By Anthony Hennen
Beth Ann Rosica: Who is Shapiro really fighting for?
Which policies will Shapiro promote if he’s elected: the new, moderate ones, or the ones he’s held for years until now?
By Beth Ann Rosica
David Hardy: Philadelphia’s school board needs to get out of charter authorizing
The school board has shown itself unable to manage the process correctly, to students’ detriment.
By David Hardy
Lo & Ackert: Philadelphia school district’s mask mandate is at odds with the mainstream — and with science
Philly schools are the outlier in the United States in forcing our kids to mask up all day. Outdated policies are holding our children back.
By Priscilla Lo and Dr. Jessica Ackert
Student loan forgiveness in Pennsylvania favors the wealthy
About 65 percent of loan forgiveness benefits would go to borrowers earning more than $51,000.
By Anthony Hennen
Sen. Scott Martin: Bipartisan education reforms set up students for success
Recent bipartisan legislation will improve schools across the Commonwealth.
By Sen. Scott Martin
Patrick Donohue: The way we teach American history is fine, actually
Are children really being brainwashed by public schooling? A history teacher clarifies.
By Patrick Donohue
Pennsylvania school district taxes hit $15.7B, will reach $20B in 2026
The state’s Independent Fiscal Office predicts that school taxes will continue to rise.
By Anthony Hennen
Great Valley administrators participated in CRT webinar, despite previous denials
Opponents say the presentation distributed by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators urges administrators to lie to parents.
By Linda Stein