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… 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. 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More
Government
USDA paid to study queer farmers, Latinx masculinity, more on taxpayer dime(The Center Square) – U.S. taxpayers have shelled out tens of thousands of dollars in recent years to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for research on LGBT issues, the… Read More
Government
Trump hits UPenn with sanctions over males in girls’ sportsThe Trump administration is delaying $175 million in federal funding for The University of Pennsylvania for allowing boys and men to compete against girls and women in athletics. Read More
Courts
Pennsylvania school districts sue state over sex redefinitionTwo years after Pennsylvania redefined “sex” to include “gender identity,” two school districts are suing. The Thomas More Society (TMS) filed a lawsuit against Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office and… Read More
Congress
Pennsylvanians join the push to term limit Congress(The Center Square) – Rep. Jared Solomon, D-Philadelphia, has introduced a concurrent resolution calling Pennsylvania to join states seeking a constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits. A second… Read More
Public Education
Poor academics, declining enrollment show Philadelphians ‘hungry for alternatives’ to public schools, educational analyst saysPennsylvania’s failing public schools need more competition – not more money, argues the founder of a Philadelphia charter school. “Imagine bringing home a report card full of Ds… Read More
Government
Barely half of Pennsylvania school choice scholarships funded amid prospect of new Lifeline scholarshipsAs school choice expands across the nation, Pennsylvania is falling behind, a leading advocacy group says. Not only are its school choice programs failing to serve nearly half… Read More
Culture
‘They failed him’: Cross sex hormones killed her gender confused son(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Dominick Dunlap began taking female hormones at age 26 after just one visit to a gender clinic to have a “more feminine appearance.” Less… Read More