Beth Ann and Clarice review the top education issues of 2022 and what we might expect in 2023. From masking to midterms to abysmal academic achievement results to transparency, 2022 revealed a myriad of issues impacting high quality education for our children.
Howard Lurie: Words mean things — especially in the law
Will the U.S. Supreme Court follow Pennsylvania’s high court in pretending not to know what words mean?
By Howard Lurie
Pennsylvania House speaker may not go independent; asked to “immediately resign”
Bipartisan deal to organize the House threatens to unravel immediately.
By Anthony Hennen
“ReOpen Bucks” group asserts new documents show county health director was cut out of key Covid policy reversal
Several counties in Pennsylvania have their own health departments to chart their own course on health policy. But what does it really matter when the state can thwart that independence anytime it wants?
By Todd Shepherd
A Broad + Liberty interview with Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein on election integrity
Commissioner Bluestein talks voting and clarifies some common misconceptions about mail-in ballots and drop boxes.
By Todd Shepherd
Pennsylvania House elects Democrat-turned-independent as speaker
The Berks County Democrat will now sit as an independent, a first for a Pennsylvania Speaker.
By Anthony Hennen
Central Bucks’ new policy draws scrutiny
The policy aims to ban clothes, flags, or other paraphernalia that displays a political message.
By Isaac Avilucea
Pennsylvania gets $2M for 988 crisis line to help with workforce hiring
The nation’s first three-digit mental health crisis hotline went live this summer.
By Anthony Hennen
School Board Series: Catherine Fox — Fairview School District, Erie County
To wrap up our School Board Series, I interviewed Catherine Fox of the Fairview School District (Erie County).
By Beth Ann Rosica
CDC: Overdose deaths up 14 percent nationally, Pennsylvania ranks third overall
Governor-elect Josh Shapiro has called opioids “Pennsylvania’s #1 public health and public safety crisis.”
By Anthony Hennen