Public Education
‘Cruel hoax’: Active shooter story a false alarm, police say(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Authorities responded to reports of an active shooter at Villanova University Thursday afternoon, prompting immediate lockdown orders across the campus and surrounding areas, but officials… Read More
Courts
Anti-Jewish harassment, death threats in Philadelphia public school forced two families to move away, lawsuit claimsThree families are suing the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) and Academy At Palumbo High School on charges of violating their civil rights when their children’s safety was threatened. The… Read More
Christian Schools
School choice helps launch private school for low-income boys in PennsylvaniaA new private school serving low-income boys is opening this fall in West Mifflin, located 10 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, made possible in part by Pennsylvania’s private school choice program. Read More
Government
‘Dominate every industry’: Trump steams ahead on energy and AI investments at PA SummitThe president, key cabinet members and top tech executives gathered in Pittsburgh on Tuesday to promote tens of billions of dollars in energy and AI investments in the state as… Read More
Government
‘Shouldn’t have happened’: Trump reflects on Butler assassination attempt one year later(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump reflected Saturday on Fox News’ “My View with Lara Trump” about the first assassination attempt against his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, stating… Read More
Government
Secret Service suspended six for Trump assassination attempt in ButlerAlmost a year after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, news reports reveal the Secret Service had suspended six personnel… Read More
Government
Charter school leader blasts Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 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 “gender-affirming care” 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) – America’s eighth-largest school district handed taxpayer cash to Planned Parenthood to train teachers that biological sex is a “myth,” according to documents obtained by the… 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 investigationA Pennsylvania school district’s 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… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania governor gives $5M to Islamic school, boosting hopes for school choiceGiving 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) – 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
Government
Pennsylvania Republican legislators introduce pro-family sales tax exemptions(The Center Square) – 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. “Without the information… Read More