While the podcast exposes concerning racial inequalities it fails to hold accountable the major culprits behind the unfair education system.
By Christian Barnard
Pa. teachers’ union to provide “Nice White Parents” training to teachers
The 10-hour workshop will explore “a key driver in what is blocking educational integration and equity: the actions of White families.” Critics call the training, “worse than a bad joke.”
By Todd Shepherd
PAC focused on in-classroom instruction finds new motivation after Wolf’s mask mandate
The Keeping Kids In School PAC has now expanded its reach and focus after Gov. Wolf’s new statewide mask mandate. Worries about a resurgence of state-level control over district operations is pushing the organization to step up.
By Todd Shepherd
Hunter Tower: Anti-CRT uproar shows teachers’ unions overplayed their hands
Controversy mounts in Pennsylvania about what critical race theory is, where it’s being taught, and who’s paying for it. Teachers’ unions continue raising eyebrows.
By Hunter Tower
Conner Drigotas: How teachers unions are fighting to kill teaching jobs in PA
By loudly advocating against increased funding for charter schools at the state legislature, Pennsylvania’s teachers’ unions make it clear exactly how they feel about the teachers who work in charter schools.
By Conner Drigotas
David R. Osborne: Teachers’ unions don’t speak for all teachers
Teachers rank near the top of any list of most trusted professions—and for good reason. But, as the fight to reopen schools showed, their unions drive a wedge between public education and the community.
By David R. Osborne
Beth Ann Rosica: In Philadelphia, democracy ends where education policy begins
Beth Ann Rosica joined the Democratic Party to support the most vulnerable. But the Philadelphia Democratic leaders don’t seem to be striving for the same aims, especially when it comes to education.
By Beth Ann Rosica, Ph.D.
Teachers’ unions influenced Wolf admin guidance that prolonged school closures
After Gov. Wolf’s chiefs of staff met twice with several Pa. teacher’s unions, the administration issued guidance for reopening schools that caused districts across the state to abandon plans for full, in-person education.
By Todd Shepherd
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
Jamie Walker: Bucks County parents v. the teachers’ union
As a parent in the Central Bucks County School District, I became worried about my children’s future when the schools shut down. When local health authorities said reopening was safe but schools remained closed, I decided to find out who was pulling the strings.
By Jamie Walker