Government
Charter school leader blasts Gov. Josh Shapiroâs proposed charter funding cutsPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is under fire yet again for opposing school choice. In 2022, Shapiro campaigned on a promise to create a private school voucher… Read More
Courts
Court win for Pennsylvania Catholic school students in athletics case(The Center Square) – State College Area School District agreed upon terms with Religious Rights Foundation of PA, an arm of the conservative Catholic Thomas More Society, that would allow… Read More
Culture
UPenn medical system to stop offering so-called gender-affirming care to childrenPenn Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania recently announced it will no longer offer âgender-affirming careâ to minors with gender dysphoria, the College Fix reports. In… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania Republicans champion food dye ban, whole milk in schoolsPennsylvania lawmakers are reviving efforts to overhaul school nutrition rules, introducing new legislation that would ban artificial food dyes in public schools and allow districts to… Read More
Public Education
Planned Parenthood used your tax dollars to train educators that biological sex is a ‘myth’(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Americaâs eighth-largest school district handed taxpayer cash to Planned Parenthood to train teachers that biological sex is a âmyth,â according to documents obtained by the… Read More
Government
American flags, hard hats, and Steelers: Inside President Trumpâs return to PittsburghWith a towering American flag hanging in the background, President Trump was greeted by steelworkers in hard hats as he returned Friday to a region central to his steel and… Read More
Government
‘If you don’t have steel, you don’t have a country’: Trump celebrates steel deal, American industry at rallyPresident Donald Trump lauded a deal for the purchase of U.S. Steel by Japan-based Nippon Steel at a Pittsburgh rally celebrating investment in American industry on Friday. “For generations, the… Read More
Courts
Legal battle with USPS ends in victory for Christian postal worker who refused to work on SundaysThe United States Postal Service and a Christian postal worker who lost his job for observing Sunday as a Sabbath day have reached an agreement, ending a years-long legal battle. Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school district faces backlash after withholding trans attack investigation ÂA Pennsylvania school districtâs refusal to release a report about an attack by a 13-year-old transgender student has sparked community backlash. Citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania governor gives $5M to Islamic school, boosting hopes for school choiceÂGiving state money to religious schools is apparently OK in Pennsylvania, a battleground state for school choice. Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat who once said he supports school choice but… Read More
Government
Watch: PA Dem state senator: ‘We are in big trouble’ without school choice(The Center Square) â Democratic Sen. Anthony Williams, of Philadelphia, crosses the aisle to back an educational scholarship program historically opposed by the rest of his party. Read More
Government
Pennsylvania Republicans introduce universal school choice bill in contested stateNine GOP Pennsylvania legislators introduced a state House bill last week that would create education savings accounts, or ESAs, called Student Freedom Accounts. The accounts would… Read More
Government
Over the weekend: Assassination plot against Trump; arson attack on PA governor; student visas revoked; Bernie and AOC in CA; Russia strikes UkraineOver the weekend, newly released records revealed another plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, this time by a teen who has been charged with the February murder of his own… Read More
Politics
Newly elected Pennsylvania congressman saw his âdefeatâ on a TV station a week before his victoryWith social media platforms censoring and de-emphasizing conservatives under Biden, right-leaning Americans can be forgiven for being wary of the media. So, many conservatives in northeast Pennsylvania find it highly… Read More
Government
Politics stopping school choice in Pennsylvania, state senator saysThe culture war and politics are interfering with education in the Keystone State, Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Martin tells The Lion. Martin, a Republican from Lancaster County, told Lion Week… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania Republican legislators introduce pro-family sales tax exemptions(The Center Square) â Legislators are considering another avenue to reduce the financial burden on Pennsylvania families. Rep. Joe Hogan, R-Penndel, recently announced a package of bills that would exempt… Read More
Public Education
Pittsburgh Public Schools at half capacity; consolidation vote on hold after backlashThe Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) board has postponed voting on a recent consolidation proposal, which had been criticized over a shortage of details provided to the community. âWithout the information… Read More
Government
USDA paid to study queer farmers, Latinx masculinity, more on taxpayer dime(The Center Square) â U.S. taxpayers have shelled out tens of thousands of dollars in recent years to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for research on LGBT issues, the kind of… Read More
Government
Trump hits UPenn with sanctions over males in girlsâ sportsThe Trump administration is delaying $175 million in federal funding for The University of Pennsylvania for allowing boys and men to compete against girls and women in athletics. A senior… Read More
Courts
Pennsylvania school districts sue state over sex redefinitionTwo years after Pennsylvania redefined âsexâ to include âgender identity,â two school districts are suing. The Thomas More Society (TMS) filed a lawsuit against Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office and the Pennsylvania… Read More