With the 2024-25 school year at its halfway point, Delaware Valley University (DelVal) is looking ahead. Starting in the fall semester this year, the university, located in Doylestown, will be launching its new Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program. The program is designed to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to address public […]
MacKenzie Price has made headlines with a charter school that uses two hours of AI instead of human teachers, then expanded that model to cyber schools under the “Unbound Academic Institute” brand. Now she is awaiting approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education that would bring that same cyber charter model to cash in on […]
After the November election, Montgomery County’s Danielle Phillips heard about the People’s March that’s been planned for Saturday in advance of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Grateful that folks who share her thirst for social justice were gathering in Washington, D.C., to be heard, she and her colleague Stephanie Vincent decided it might be a good […]
preparing to debate what changes, if any, should be made to the way the state’s elections are run. Once again, Republicans are planning to champion expanded voter ID requirements, while Democrats want to answer county calls for more time to process mail ballots and implement early voting. Their discussions will follow a highly scrutinized presidential […]
Bucks County junior high and high school students are invited to participate in the 12th annual MLK Peace and Social Justice Summit on Sunday. This year’s theme “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence365” was announced by the King Center for what marks the 40th official King Holiday Observance on […]
A new report from the Network for Public Education details how badly the charter school industry has been failing that taxpayers who fund it. The Network for Public Education was founded by educator Anthony Cody and noted education historian Diane Ravitch. The group seeks to “preserve, promote, improve and strengthen public schools for both current […]
Bucks County’s cat-themed brewery and a local Girl Scout troop are teaming up to sell cookies to pair with the brewery’s Girl Scout inspired beers. The Adventures in Scouting beers will be released Jan. 16 after the partnership with Girl Scout Troop 2888 was a huge success in 2024. The brewery will be releasing their […]
A recent press release from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) lauded massive gains Chester County has made in the battle against homelessness. And while the region deserves credit for lowering the number of people living on the street and in shelters – according to Chester County officials who count and serve […]
The Bucks County Board of Commissioners declared January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness month at the first meeting of the new year on Wednesday. Commissioner-secretary Gene DiGirolamo read a proclamation making the announcement. “We offer our support to BCAT [Bucks County Coalition Against Trafficking] and NOVA and their mission to prevent and combat human trafficking […]
A federal district court judge in Kentucky has struck down President Joe Biden’s effort to protect transgender students and make other changes to Title IX, ruling the U.S. Department of Education violated teachers’ rights by requiring them to use transgender students’ names and pronouns. The ruling issued Thursday, which applies nationwide, came as a major […]
