Public Education
Violence and threats continue as Jewish students attacked at University of PittsburghPolice at the University of Pittsburgh have arrested a suspect in the attack on two Jewish students on campus August 30. The students, who were wearing traditional Jewish yarmulkes, were… Read More
Public Education
Leftist takeover of Pennsylvania school district results in conflict, upheavalThe takeover of a county school district in Pennsylvania by a group of hard-leftists has sent the district reeling with corruption and insider dealing, opponents have charged. Two Republican members… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania Senate OKs parental notice for weapons found at school despite Dem oppositionA Pennsylvania state Senator told a radio host that approval of a measure to notify parents when weapons are illicitly brought to school was opposed by some school districts as… Read More
Public Education
Philadelphia schools to spend $41.5M on green buses(The Center Square) â The School District of Philadelphia will spend $41.5 million replacing older diesel buses with alternative energy school buses, infrastructure and equipment. The new contract will allow… Read More
Culture
Trump-Biden enthusiasm gap materializes in streets, shops of deep-blue PhiladelphiaChris Stigall witnessed a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man-sized Trump-Biden enthusiasm gap lumbering the streets of Philadelphia Saturday. And lived to tell of it. As the Lion Week in Review podcast… Read More
Public Education
Antisemitic allegations hit Philadelphiaâs school district(The Center Square) â Several concerned residents believe teachers and students in the School District of Philadelphia express antisemitism without impunity, including in an off-campus educator event they say excluded… Read More
Public Education
University investigating fire set at Jewish studentâs dorm(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Drexel University police are investigating a fire that was set on a Jewish studentâs dorm room door Tuesday, according to NBC Philadelphia, a local media… Read More
Public Education
Philadelphia schools to use drones in âviolence-proneâ areas to protect studentsThe School District of Philadelphia will be using drones in âviolence-proneâ areas in addition to new safety procedures to protect students from the cityâs crime, according to Chalkbeat. Chief of… Read More
Public Education
Philadelphia School District offers $300 a month to parents to drive their kids to schoolThe School District of Philadelphia is expanding a program that pays parents up to $300 a month to drive their kids to school. Itâs hoped that the âParent Flat Rate… Read More
Public Education
Philadelphia schools earmark $1 million in taxpayer funds for student eye exams(The Center Square) â Philadelphia public schools approved a $1 million two-year contract that would provide free vision screenings and follow-up exams for students. The Board of Education approved the… Read More
Government
Philly lawmaker again crosses aisle to support school vouchers(The Center Square) â A state lawmaker crossed the aisle live on talk radio to support a scholarship program for students in low-performing schools to attend private institutions instead. The… Read More
Public Education
Despite billions in taxpayer funding, Philadelphiaâs schools are literally falling apart(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Nearly 4 in 10 Philadelphia schools were assessed and rated as having âunsatisfactoryâ conditions despite the district having a $3.9 billion budget paid by taxpayers… Read More
Opinion
A tale of 2 Philadelphias: Moms for Liberty gather âjoyfullyâ and protesters lose their minds(The Daily Signal) â Progressives were whipped into quite the frenzy over the decision by Moms for Liberty, a parental rights group, to hold its Joyful Warriors… Read More
Culture
Protester tears up Bible outside Moms for Liberty summit(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Mass protests met members of the pro-parental rights group Moms for Liberty during their convention in Philadelphia on Thursday and Friday, videos show. The groupâs… Read More
Public Education
A staggeringly low number of Philadelphia students are proficient in math(Daily Caller) â Only 17% of third through eighth grade students in Philadelphia School District met math grade level expectations in the 2021-2022 school year, according to a Monday district… Read More
Culture
Child gender clinic trained teachers to help transition elementary school kids(Daily Caller) â A representative of a child gender clinic trained teachers from two Pennsylvania school districts in 2019 and 2021 to help facilitate elementary school childrenâs gender transitions, according… Read More
Culture
Parents fight elite high school’s shift away from merit to diversity-minded lottery system(Daily Caller) â Philadelphia parents are pushing back against a prestigious high schoolâs lottery admissions system aimed at increasing diversity among students, according to The Wall Street Journal. In the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Cityâs school district orders kids to mask up for two weeks after holidays(Daily Caller) â Philadelphia schools will again require students and staff to wear masks during the school day after the holidays, according to Fox 29 News. The School District of… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Philadelphia schools to review policy allowing students to pick team ‘of the gender of which they identify’(The Center Square) â The School District of Philadelphia will review language it proposes to be formally included in its existing policy that allows students to pick the gender of… Read More
Public Education
Philadelphia schools rely on $1.8 billion in federal pandemic to stay out of red ink(The Center Square) â The Philadelphia public school district is relying on $1.8 billion in federal COVID-19 funding to stay out of a deficit. The district’s audited budget said the… Read More