Corbett vs. Christie: Is a State University System Worth Keeping?

For Corbett and his administration, there is no link between an educated, university-trained workforce and a bright economic future for Pennsylvania.

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If You Don’t Speak English, Forget about Running for Office

The ability to speak English is not a sign of intelligence or stupidity. The ability to communicate in English is not a sign you are American. The sign you are an American is that you take your voting power and the great gift of democracy to change the country for the better.

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Free Tuition: A College Decision Making Cents

Antioch is breaking the mold of college tuition by offering learning for free. The father of American public schools, Horace Mann, would be pleased.

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Is Romney Too Rich to Be President?

Are Romney's tax returns so heinous that I would refuse my vote, even though he broke no US law or did any wrong to any American citizen, other than being super rich?

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Paradoxical Educational Rhetoric: The Contradictory Thoughts of Nicholas D. Kristof and President Obama

Education is important. Good teachers matter. And bad teachers need to be fired. All simplistic and true, but all equally untrue in their complexity

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The Wing Bowl, Paula Deen, Ex-NFL Football Players, and Tony Luke: Heavy Days in Philadelphia and America

Sadly, these stories leave us with more questions than answers...Important questions and here’s hoping someone has the answers.

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Why Martin Luther King Jr. would be in Chester on his Birthday

Martin Luther King Jr. would say what needs to be done in funding the schools through the end of the year and devising a plan for the future of our most vulnerable and neglected citizens.

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The Changing Face of Public Education: The Sad Reality of Chester Upland School District

It’s a sad fate, perplexing for sure, but it may just be the same fate more schools face in the future as public education continues to change.

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When Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh Couldn't Save Catholic Schools

Updated on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 1:49PM by Patrick Edmonds

With so rich an irony that the Catholic Church can only create, I present a new “We Three Kings” Songs called “Where the Hell are the Three Kings?”.

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2011 Recap: Out with the News, In with the Olds

Welcoming 2012 should be less about hoping for better news, and more about getting back to the ways of living we practiced when life felt surer and stronger in the past.

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