Education
How politicians are seeking to control classroom discussions about slavery | Opinion
A Texas proposal to refer to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' is part of an ongoing effort to hide its horrific and brutal nature.
Pa. back-to-school spending at all-time high amid inflation, supply chain concerns
The state's back-to-school shoppers are expected to spend $814 per child for clothing and supplies.
Pa.’s teachers are out of pockets for out-of-pocket expenses | Editorial Cartoon
Nationwide, teachers will spend $3.2 billion on their classrooms this year, or about an average of $820 each.
La Salle University to offer new minor in Black Studies
Among the issues that will be explored in the program will be systemic racism, social justice, health and wellness, education, intersectionality, cultural contributions and anti-racist frameworks and scholarship, as related to members of the Black diaspora in the Americas.
Report: Teachers will spend $820 each on their classrooms this year | Wednesday Morning Coffee
Already stressed by the pandemic, educators will dig into their pockets for decor, supplies.
To prevent shootings, teachers needed to be armed with information, not guns | Opinion
The idea that more police officers, more metal detectors, more drills, and more guns will stop school massacres has stretched the bounds of credulity.
Pa. Rep. Ryan floats constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes | Tuesday Morning Coffee
Long a property tax reform evangelist, the Lebanon County Republican, who's retiring, is taking one last stab.
The most recent efforts to combat teacher shortages don’t address the real problems | Opinion
The root cause of the problem is a longstanding overall lack of respect for teachers and their craft, which is reflected by decades of low pay, hyper-scrutiny and poor working conditions.
5 of the biggest threats today’s K-12 students and educators face don’t involve guns | Opinion
While many American students and their parents worry that the next mass shooting could happen at their school, schools are also facing a number of other threats that do not involve guns. Many of these threats are related to the mental health of educators and students.
Mrs. Dee opened a Philly child care center mid-pandemic. It’s been hard
The center provides a snapshot of the child care sector’s difficult comeback after more than two years of COVID safety rules, staff shortages, and financial strain.
Democrats in Congress, including Pa., press Biden to extend pause on student loans
The Federal Reserve estimates that the total U.S. student loan debt is more than $1.75 trillion.
Philly Community College program aims to fight nationwide truck driver shortage
The non-credit program launches in September, officials said.