Education
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Education funding advocates ready for court if Pennsylvania doesn’t address $6.2 billion shortfall
Education funding advocates announced on Thursday that they are ready to go back to court if Gov. Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Legislature cannot address Pennsylvania’s $6.2 billion shortfall.
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Moms for Liberty came to Philadelphia in 2023 and lost afterwards
Moms for Liberty, the right-wing extremist organization whose platform basically consists of banning books and marginalizing LGBTQ students, decided to host their annual conference in Philadelphia last July and found out what it meant to be welcomed by the City of Brotherly Love.
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VIDEO: State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta accepts the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee’s endorsement for Pennsylvania Auditor General
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) delivered an emotional speech after receiving the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee’s endorsement for Pennsylvania Auditor General in Harrisburg on Saturday. Kenyatta made history with the endorsement becoming the first black man and member from the LGBTQ community to receive a statewide endorsement from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. In his acceptance…
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From classroom to factory floor: Here’s how some PA students have jobs waiting for them after graduation
Pennsylvania’s innovative student-to-workforce program paves the way to manufacturing careers.
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Opinion: Pa. must adopt clear, sustainable plan to address unconstitutional school funding
Every public school student deserves to have access to a high-quality education.
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PA lawmakers propose bill to remove lead from drinking water in public schools
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the Pennsylvania House and Senate held a press conference in the capitol rotunda on Tuesday to promote legislation that would remove lead contamination from public schools across the state.
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University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill resigns as antisemitism testimony draws backlash
The chairman of Penn’s board of trustees, Scott Bok, also resigned in the wake of Tuesday’s testimony before a US House committee on antisemitism on college campuses.
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PA voters overwhelmingly support universal free school lunch programs
The universal free breakfast program that Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law is so popular that 80% of Pennsylvania voters support expanding the program to cover universal free lunch.
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Pennsylvanians get relief as Biden cancels nearly $5 billion more in student debt
More than 67,000 Pennsylvanians have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration’s reforms of the student loan debt system.
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New school board president sworn in on stack of banned books after defeating Moms for Liberty
Karen Smith, the new school board president for the Central Bucks School Board, was sworn in on Monday by placing her right hand on a stack of banned books.

























