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Lenny McAllister: Education reform must empower students and parents, not systems

January 31, 2022January 28, 2022
Lenny McAllister

Education reform should be a bipartisan effort, but public school bureaucrats and education unions stymie progress.
By Lenny McAllister

Education

Priscilla Lo: Education is an essential service; it is time to shift our focus back to our kids

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
Priscilla Lo

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ plan to suspend in-person schooling disproportionately harms the students who depend on it the most. We must set aside self-interest and tackle fear head-on for the sake of our kids.
By Priscilla Lo

Unions

Karin Majewski: Life after the teachers’ union

January 27, 2022February 1, 2022
Karin Majewski
3

A Bucks County special education teacher left the statewide teachers union in response to its leftward drift on vaccine mandates and racialized curriculum.
By Karin Majewski

Education

De facto charter school ban in Philly leads to growing waitlist, with dwindling time to apply

January 3, 2022December 31, 2021
Rick Rickman

With less than a month left for students to apply for a spot in one of Philadelphia’s 85 public charter schools, a dearth of new school openings is making a lengthy waitlist even longer.
By Rick Rickman

Culture

Christian Barnard: “Nice White Parents” podcast series highlights real public K-12 failures—but lets government off the hook

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021
Christian Barnard

While the podcast exposes concerning racial inequalities it fails to hold accountable the major culprits behind the unfair education system.
By Christian Barnard

News

Pa. teachers’ union to provide “Nice White Parents” training to teachers

September 10, 2021September 13, 2021
Todd Shepherd
3

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

Education

PAC focused on in-classroom instruction finds new motivation after Wolf’s mask mandate

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd

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

Education

Hunter Tower: Anti-CRT uproar shows teachers’ unions overplayed their hands

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021
Hunter Tower
5

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

Education

Conner Drigotas: How teachers unions are fighting to kill teaching jobs in PA

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021
Conner Drigotas

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

Education

David R. Osborne: Teachers’ unions don’t speak for all teachers

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021
David R. Osborne

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

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Thom Nickels: Sell the mansions, but keep the beauty of the church

Thom Nickels: Sell the mansions, but keep the beauty of the church

schedule June 13 2025
ink_pen Thom Nickels

It was former Catholic Archbishop Chaput who made the brave but not entirely unexpected move in 2012 when he announced […]

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