Education
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PA education secretary ruling addresses Central Bucks abuse allegation
A recent state education opinion upholding the termination of a former Central Bucks school administrator contains “clear evidence” that supports pursuing criminal charges for violating mandatory reporter law, two child welfare advocates said.
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HACC announces 87 job cuts as it sells York campus buildings
Harrisburg Area Community College announced plans to eliminate 87 jobs amid larger budget cuts that include the sale of two York campus buildings.
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Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in rural Pennsylvania school district
Delaware Valley School District in rural eastern Pennsylvania received notice of the change from the Trump administration in February and has since voted to roll back its antidiscrimination protections for transgender students.
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Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any employee’s affiliation with a specific group.
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Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates
The boys were 14 at the time. They admitted this month that they made about 350 images, showing at least 59 girls under 18, along with other victims who so far have not been identified.
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Pennsylvania retirees go decades without pension increase
Tens of thousands of retired teachers, support professionals, and state employees face uncertainty in their day-to-day lives after going decades without a pension increase.
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Central Pa. school board policy bans books that offend ‘good taste or propriety’
The language of the policy, adopted unanimously by members of the all-conservative board, is nearly identical to policies adopted by several other far-right school boards, including Pequea Valley in Lancaster County.
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Mom alleges bullying led to son’s suicide in suit against Lebanon schools
The lawsuit, which was filed Feb. 25, on behalf of Yadriel Rivera Jusino, the administrator of her son’s estate, also named school officials such as Nicholas Bullock and Daniel Rau, who are principal and assistant principal.
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Families turn to states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Education Department
One of the Education Department’s biggest jobs is to police discrimination in America’s schools. But amid mass firings and shifting priorities, that role has waned. In its place, there’s an emerging push for states to step up.
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State House Democrats: Pa. needs to prioritize universal pre-K
Research indicates that a quality pre-kindergarten education prepares children for kindergarten and beyond.
