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buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 04 > systemic-racism-and-ableism-mar-pennsylvania-preschools

Systemic Racism and Ableism Mar Pennsylvania Preschools, Report Finds

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1158+ words) Preschools serve a vulnerable population, tiny humans who are just beginning to find their place in a larger world beyond their own home. It is a terrifying process for parents who may be for the very first time entrusting their…...

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buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 04 > souderton-area-school-district-where-some-leaders-choose-loyalty-over-truth

Souderton Area School District: Where Some Leaders Choose Loyalty Over Truth

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (493+ words) What do we do when our elected leaders become so comfortable bending the truth that facts no longer matter? That's not a rhetorical question. It's one the Souderton School District community is now forced to confront'again. Instead of demanding answers,…...

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buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 04 > literacy-has-no-age-limit-why-philadelphia-high-schools-need-reading-specialists

Literacy Has No Age Limit: Why Philadelphia High Schools Need Reading Specialists

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (200+ words) I just don't want to fail because of it." Those words haunted me after my 9th grade student James quietly told me that he did not know how to read." OPINION: Student Teachers Should Be Paid for Their Work | I want…...

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buckscountybeacon. com > 2025 > 07 > with-no-final-state-budget-bucks-county-public-school-districts-must-take-funding-leap-of-faith

With No Final State Budget, Bucks County Public School Districts Must Take Funding Leap of Faith

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1075+ words) The annual June 30 public school district budget deadline is now in the rearview. As the Trump Administration's "big beautiful bill" was signed into law on July 4, many public school districts across the commonwealth " and the nation " face financial limbo over…...

Bucks County Beacon
buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 04 > opinion-student-teachers-should-be-paid-for-their-work

OPINION: Student Teachers Should Be Paid for Their Work

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (863+ words) Written by Gavin Mitsdarfer I knew from an early age that someday I would be a teacher. Throughout my childhood, teachers were always there for me, giving me the safe spaces I needed. When I faced bullying as a young…...

Bucks County Beacon
buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 04 > center-for-journalism-excellence-aims-to-strengthen-grassroots-news-outlets-and-reporting-across-pennsylvania

Center for Journalism Excellence Aims to Strengthen Grassroots News Outlets and Reporting Across Pennsylvania

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (239+ words) Strong local journalism is essential to an informed public, accountable government and healthy communities," said Tanya Henderson, executive director of the PNA Foundation. The move aims to invest in local reporters and advance newsroom innovation with a goal of providing…...

Bucks County Beacon
buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 03 > is-it-smart-to-let-big-tech-and-its-profit-driven-ai-tools-into-bucks-county-classrooms

Is it Smart to Let "Big Tech" and Its Profit-Driven AI Tools Into Bucks County Classrooms?

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1078+ words) Lots of school districts in Bucks County and across Pennsylvania have begun incorporating some sort of Artificial Intelligence training, policies, and even instruction. But it's still a fuzzy and not fully understood technology. Parents, students, and taxpayers should be asking'is…...

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buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 03 > perfect-homework-blank-stares-why-colleges-like-the-university-of-pennsylvania-are-turning-to-oral-exams-to-combat-ai

Perfect Homework, Blank Stares: Why Colleges Like the University of Pennsylvania Are Turning to Oral Exams to Combat AI

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1113+ words) The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there's no pen or paper, either. Instead, students in Chris Schaffer's biomedical engineering class at Cornell University are required to speak directly to an instructor…...

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buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 03 > iran-war-and-other-tough-topics-give-k-12-teachers-chance-to-teach-students-how-not-what-to-think

Iran War and Other Tough Topics Give K12 Teachers Chance to Teach Students How, Not What, to'think

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (924+ words) Written by Boaz Dvir, Penn State It's a scene that's played out in K-12 schools around the country in recent years. Unprompted, a student expresses her thoughts or feelings about a difficult issue, such as the Iran war. A murmur spreads…...

Bucks County Beacon
buckscountybeacon. com > 2026 > 03 > bucks-county-school-districts-ai-policies

Bucks County Schools Roll Out AI Pilots, Training and Policies for the Classroom

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1088+ words) The many school districts in Bucks County are all handling AI's disruption a little differently, according to a new analysis. Technical. ly and the Bucks County Beacon surveyed every district in the county, asking about their policies around training, use…...