Sep 13, 2019
We Rang the Bell…Now Ring the Alarm It’s impossible to know if asbestos in her school’s building is behind a veteran teacher’s mesothelioma diagnosis. We do know that around 160 school buildings in the Philadelphia district contain asbestos. We...
Sep 6, 2019
LOCK THEM UP While certainly a controversial issue, there is at least one thing about guns that we can all agree on: Guns must be kept out of the wrong hands, especially children. In the U.S. 89% of children killed by unintentional shootings...
Sep 6, 2019
Sep 3, 2019
Parents Aren’t The Only Ones Doing Back To School Shopping This Labor Day weekend, parents aren’t the only ones doing back to school shopping. Pennsylvania’s teachers are also jamming the school supply aisles. On average, teachers...
Aug 23, 2019
Bipartisan Consensus Over PA’s Charter School Crisis First, a Kafkaesque story: After years of struggle, Erie School District faced insolvency, requiring a $14M bailout and a financial administrator to come up with a five-year-plan. The...
Aug 16, 2019
Safeguarding (some) vulnerable children When tragedies befall children, communities rally and elected officials offer their thoughts and prayers. Sometimes it’s all anyone can do. But when tragedies hit children while under the care of state...
