The bullying of a mother into silence and the audacious lack of respect for members of the community by the school board illustrate a broader problem with politicians and bureaucrats in the West Chester area and beyond.
By Stephen Wahrhaftig
Philly School District does about-face, releases data on failing students
After refusing to release student failure rate information twice on the grounds that the documentation does not exist and accusing B+L of feeding “negative stereotypes,” the district released data showing a 6% increase in the rate sixth through 12th grade students failed a class.
By Todd Shepherd
Ada Nestor: Our school board election should focus on education, not political conspiracies
More than 20 years after experiencing racial prejudice as a student in the West Chester Area School District, Ada Nestor is running to be on the district’s school board. Now, she’s being maligned by a group of anonymous radicals bent on infusing the race with unfounded conspiracies.
By Ada Nestor
Beth Ann Rosica: A reckoning for school boards
School board directors work for the tax-paying citizens in the District, not for the superintendent or the teacher’s union. And this May, that should be made clear.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Terry Tracy: Abington Township School Board member accuses police officers of shooting students in schools
Abington Township’s school board has a chance to show the rest of the country how to have a thoughtful discussion about a hugely controversial topic.
By Terry Tracy