Op/Ed: A tale of two high schools
Growing gap between urban, suburban schools is unconscionable
By Sen. Andrew E. Dinniman, State Senator, 19th District
Sen. Andrew E. Dinniman
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
It’s almost like Charles Dickens was describing public education in Pennsylvania.
Today, the disparity between the academic services, technology and basic resources available to students in inner city...
County schools argue for fair schools funding
Chester County Intermediate Unit executive director, Dr. Joseph O’Brien, welcomes attendees of the local videoconference event, bringing school officials from across the region to discuss the state’s current funding formula.
DOWNINGTOWN — School leaders and educators across Pennsylvania participated in the virtual kick-off of the Campaign for Fair Education Funding on September 30. Dozens...
County GOP says Corbett boosted ed. funding
County Republicans hold event to defend Governor’s education record
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Sheriff Bunny Welsh speaks at Monday’s press conference defending Gov. Corbett’s record on funding education.
WEST CHESTER – At a press conference at the Historic Courthouse on Monday morning, Chester County Republicans said that under Gov. Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania has...
Dinniman denounces Corbett budget education cuts
State Sen. Andrew Dinniman
HARRISBURG – State Senator Andy Dinniman decried the proposed slashing of state funds for higher education at a rally this on the Capitol steps attended by hundreds of students from West Chester University and Pennsylvania’s 13 other state universities.
Dinniman, (D-19, who represents Newlin and West Marlborough in the Unionville area) said the governor’s proposal to...
Op-Ed: Choices Ideological Not Budgetary
By Tom Houghton, Candidate for State Senate
Tom Houghton
In The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof writes “the United States supports schools in Afghanistan because we know that education is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to build a country. Alas, we’ve forgotten that lesson at home. All across America, school budgets are being cut, teachers laid off and education programs dismantled”.
Kristof...
Column: the fundamentals of economic failure
Summer of discontent has voters asking ‘what’s going on here?’
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Welcome to the summer of economic insanity.
More than likely, you’ve heard about the madness in D.C. on the debt ceiling and it has more than a few of us scratching our heads, being more about political theater than good governance.
But…leave it to Gov. Tom Corbett to...
Is Wolf angling to make a deal with GOP legislators?