Schools
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NAACP urges PA lawmakers to oppose new school voucher program
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans are pushing for the creation of a new school voucher program, sparking the country’s oldest civil rights organization to urge lawmakers to vote against it.
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Opinion: Public school support staff deserve a living wage
PSEA leader and middle school attendance secretary, Yul Holloway, discusses the need to pay education support professionals a living wage.
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School districts working with anti-LGBTQ groups can cost your kids’ schools millions
Parents across South Central Pennsylvania are worried about the potential financial impacts working with anti-LGBTQ groups may have on their school districts.
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Central PA school board director cancels himself over gay guest speaker fallout
Brian Drapp, director of the Cumberland Valley School Board, quit on Monday citing the school board’s decision to reinstate former 30-Rock star actor Maulik Pancholy’s anti-bullying speech.
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Opinion: Are Pennsylvania’s taxpayers helping students from low-income families to attend high-quality academic institutions, or are we financing lavish lifestyles for well-to-do households?
Pennsylvania resident Coleman Poses, advocates for additional accountability to ensure taxpayer-funded scholarships are properly allocated and accounted for.
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A look at the groups pushing anti-LGBTQ policies in Pennsylvania schools
Republicans may have suffered embarrassing school board defeats across Pennsylvania in 2023, but that’s not stopping them from working with anti-LGBTQ groups.
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Gov. Shapiro is bringing period products back to Pennsylvania’s public schools
In his budget proposal, Gov. Josh Shapiro has called for $3 million to be set aside to provide period products to all public school students free of charge.
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VIDEO: Community pushback gets school board to rescind decision on denying gay actor’s visit
Cumberland Valley School Board offered a public apology and voted to reinstate Maulik Pancholy as a guest speaker a week after the board voted to ban him over his sexuality and anti-bullying advocacy. Dr. Mike Verber, a Camp Hill area dentist and Republican, mentioned how last week’s vote will hurt the school district’s reputation for…
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Central Pa. school district cancels gay actor’s speech over his activism and ‘lifestyle’
“30 Rock” actor Maulik Pancholy was scheduled to speak against bullying at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg. However, the district’s school board voted unanimously Monday night to cancel his talk after some members voiced concerns and others noted the district’s policy about not hosting overtly political events.
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West Shore School District parents, community members rally against anti-LGBTQ law firm
Close to 100 parents, teachers and community members from the West Shore School District held a rally outside the district’s headquarters on Thursday to protest the school board’s decision to have a private, closed door meeting with the Independence Law Center (ILC).
