14+ hour, 20+ min ago  (777+ words) And like so many parents in our community, we faced a tough choice. Do we send our kids to our local schools that struggle with underachievement and violence, or do we pinch pennies to find something better? Initially, we started…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (540+ words) I have spent my career fighting for children and families who simply want a fair shot at success. I know firsthand the power of education to change lives because I lived it. My mother taught in a public school. My…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (810+ words) U. S. students performing worse in school that ten years ago'Reading scores are at the lowest level since 1990. Math scores are (worse) "sobering." It"s a "learning recession." That"s not my description. It"s not an analysis by right-wing commentators or…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1483+ words) More than 20 parents, students, and teachers held a press conference before the May 18 school board meeting to explain why they oppose changes to the district's technology policy. Members of the grassroots group, Pencils Over Pixels, are pushing for less screen…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (475+ words) Cyber school teaching and Peloton have much more in common than you might think. Not only did I meet a personal record of 8. 07 miles in 30 minutes, but I ended at 49th in the class of 290. But this isn't about my Peloton…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (437+ words) Sen. Dave Mc Cormick (R-Pa.), a West Point graduate who served with the 82nd Airborne as a paratrooper and served in the First Gulf War, sympathizes with other veterans, including those who face challenges finding jobs. On May 14, Mc Cormick partnered…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1007+ words) Beth Ann Rosica's writings are a blend of news, opinion, and analysis." Over 100 parents, students, and community members showed up on Monday evening at the Lower Merion School District policy committee meeting to make public comments about a proposed technology…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (616+ words) The School District of Lancaster board members voted 7-2 to eliminate 92 staff and teacher positions through a combination of furloughs, layoffs, and unfilled positions for the next school year. The cuts are the result of growing budget deficits that leaders estimate…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (765+ words) When it comes to school choice, Gov. Josh Shapiro often finds himself in hot water. In 2023, he shook hands on a budget deal that included a $100 million scholarship program for kids stuck in Pennsylvania's worst-performing schools'a program which he endorsed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (693+ words) Schools are crumbling and unsafe, but the legislature still won't offer kids another option. By Guy Ciarrocchi What if Philadelphia public schools were public housing? What if instead of thinking of the children as students in schools, we looked at…...