Education
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Why Taxes Were Raised in Central Bucks School District — And Why It Matters for the Community
Past is prologue in Central Bucks, where prior school boards kept kicking the fiscal can down the road until the bill finally came due, writes CBSD Board Vice President Heather Reynolds.
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Souderton Area School District Lifts Ban on Two Parents and Former Student; ACLU Lawsuit Seeking Damages for Alleged Free Speech and Due Process Violations Continues
“It was a strict draconian ban,” said ACLU PA legal director Sara Rose.
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Cyber Charter School Reform Bill Passes Pennsylvania House, Would Save School Districts Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Supporters said changes to the cyber charter rules are widely backed among the state’s 500 school boards and that cyber school spending has been the subject of critical reviews, including recently by Republican Auditor General Tim DeFoor.
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Justice Has Never Sounded So Good: Second Annual ‘Band Together For a Cause’ Coming to New Hope This Weekend
The concert starts 6 p.m. Saturday at The Tavern at New Hope Winery and will showcase bands that include Central Bucks School District educators, students, and alumni.
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The GOP House Budget Bill Also Takes Aim at Public Education with Its Private School Voucher Scheme
Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of taxpayer-subsidized discrimination.
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In a Contentious 5-4 Vote, Centennial School Board Makes Abram Lucabaugh Their Next Superintendent
“I’m extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” said Nicole Lynch, a Centennial parent from Southampton Township.
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If a Friendship Can Survive Stark Political Differences, Maybe Our Country Can
Liberal high school student Evianne Casey reflects on her experience with her conservative best friend in the making of Bucks County, USA – a documentary that put Central Bucks School District’s political divisions under the microscope.
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OPINION: Pennsylvania Must Increase Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education
In PA, only 46 percent of eligible 3- and 4-year-olds participate in high-quality, publicly funded pre-K, leading to more than half of children not receiving opportunities they deserve.
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Centennial School District Parents and Residents Decry School Board’s Selection of Abram Lucabaugh as Next Superintendent
Some Centennial meeting attendees called out a federal complaint filed by the ACLU against Central Bucks and Lucabaugh’s actions, citing “discriminatory and punitive” policies directed at LGBTQ+ students “and their allies.”