The Culture-War Aggression of a Teachers’ Union May 09, 2023
In one Pennsylvania school district, the union is bringing left-wing gender ideology into the classroom....
Bill Would Provides Up to $8,000 a Year to Aspiring Teachers May 03, 2023
The legislation would require scholarship recipients to teach at a Pennsylvania public school for each year they receive a scholarship....
Pitt’s New Chancellor Will Receive a $950,000 Salary April 05, 2023
When Joan Gabel takes the reins at the University of Pittsburgh this summer, she will not only become the school’s first female chancellor but will also be catapulted into one of the highest paid base salaries for U.S. public school presidents....
No Real Education Reform Without School Choice April 05, 2023
Flooding public schools with more money won’t deliver educational opportunity for every student. Equitable opportunity requires that every student......
How Teachers’ Unions Capture Public-School Funding March 13, 2023
Money meant for students and teachers’ paychecks is funneled into unsustainable pensions and benefits packages....
PA Education Lawsuit Opens the Floodgates for Reform March 07, 2023
In February, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued a controversial decision that could end a long-running, high-profile lawsuit over the state’s funding of public schools. The decision d...
PA Education-Funding Lawsuit Opens the Floodgates for Reform March 06, 2023
In February, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued a controversial decision that could end a long-running, high-profile lawsuit over the state’s funding of public schools. The decision does not provide a specific remedy or even mandate more f...
PA Dems Propose $3B ‘Down Payment’ for Public Schools March 03, 2023
State Sen. Vincent Hughes’ plan includes $2.15 billion in new annual funding and a one-time $1 billion payment for facility repairs....
School Choice Provides Opportunity for PA Kids January 25, 2023
I believe in school choice for Pennsylvania because I am a product of school choice....
PA Public Schools: Fewer Students But More Spending January 17, 2023
Public school enrollment is dropping in Pennsylvania, but education spending is at an all-time high, according to a state watchdog group....
Tackle the Charter vs. Public School Problem January 17, 2023
After having moved to Pittsburgh, my parents wanted what all parents want — to send their children to the best school possible....
PA’s K-12 Funding Needs Major Reforms, Not More Money January 11, 2023
On the campaign trail this year, Josh Shapiro championed more money for public schools. Now that Democrats control Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives for the first time in over a decade, the state’s governor-elect will likely find ample support ...
Dem Operative Rewrote PA County’s School Covid Rules August 18, 2022
Metadata reviewed by NR supports parents’ claim that the operative went around the county health director to tighten Covid guidelines....
School Boards Must Protect the First Amendment August 18, 2022
If it's true that school board meetings are now what a Bucks County director recently dubbed "America's verbal battlefield" then call keeping the First Amendment from getting bruised and bloodied in the fray is one of the great challenges district so...
WCASD Responds to Gay Pride Week Controversey August 02, 2022
Delaware Valley Journal's coverage of parents pulling their children out of the West Chester Area School District over incidents relating to Gay Pride...
PA Still Has a Teacher Shortage August 01, 2022
(The Center Square) - Teachers unions, public school officials and the Pennsylvania's Department of Education say the state has a teacher shortage....
Plan to Search Lunches Sparks Backlash in PA District April 06, 2022
A Facebook post saying security would throw out students' food had garnered hundreds of comments before it was abruptly deleted Tuesday morning....
Only One Agency is Qualified to Audit PA Schools April 01, 2022
Auditor General Timothy DeFoor has announced that his office would, effective April 22, shift auditing responsibilities for Pennsylvania schools to......