“We are not a childcare center and I fear ‘babysitting’ drove parents to demand an amount of in-person instruction,” a Hatboro-Horsham union official wrote in an email.
By Todd Shepherd
PAC focused on in-school learning takes the next step: lobbying
Today, she’s the driving force of a political action committee supporting school board candidates committed to open up schools for in-person learning.
By Todd Shepherd
House Democratic Leadership: Coming back strong from COVID-19 needs a foundation in reality
Three House Democrats share their vision for recovery after Covid-19 — and the steps that must be taken to make it reality.
By Joanna McClinton, Jordan Harris and Matt Bradford.
Michael Graham: Union official defends closed classrooms — students learning ‘different skills’ from remote learning
A prominent Montgomery County teachers union official is pushing back on calls to reopen schools, arguing that remote learning might actually be good for students.
By Michael Graham
Marc LeBlond: “The Tom Wolf Show”—He pretends to help students while selling them out
Wolf’s crusade against school choice and charter schools is based on a big lie: that if only “the system” had more money, then the neediest kids would get the education of their dreams. Parents deserve the truth.
By Marc LeBlond
Matthew Brouillette: It’s time to do right by kids — and give families more control
“Schools that teach” sounded great as Gov. Wolf’s campaign slogan in 2014 and 2018. But two years into Wolf’s second term, many parents are relegated to wishing for “schools that open.”
By Matthew Brouillette
Lenny McAllister decries “cabal of education,” says to prioritize students
Students struggle to build futures as school choice is denied, lockdowns persist and teachers’ unions hold kids’ educations hostage, says Lenny McAllister.
Colleen Hroncich: Pandemic demonstrates the value of Catholic education
Catholic schools have provided a much-needed lifeline to thousands of children across the nation. Restrictive education policies, however, prevent our most vulnerable populations from reaping the benefits.
By Colleen Hroncich
Pennsylvania’s school choice debate more fraught than ever amid pandemic
With the arrival of National School Choice week, and with the pandemic still disrupting in-person instruction, the debate over school choice has reached a new level of importance, particularly for one Democratic state senator.
By Christen Smith
Lenny McAllister: Believe in self-determination? Believe in school choice
To ensure a future where life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all can continue, self-determination cannot be a trait that wanes in the schoolyards of our nation.
By Lenny McAllister