It鈥檚 not easy becoming a teacher in Pennsylvania. I should know. As a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, I鈥檝e been working on becoming one for the past three years.I鈥檝e seen fellow education majors come and go, some lured to other job prospects with more earning ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro has a solid track record in the desperate struggle against the raging opioid epidemic.Before the COVID-19 pandemic eclipsed opioids as the nation鈥檚 most pressing public health emergency, Shapiro played a significant role as attorney general in the traditional enforcement ...
In many ways, we live in a political world that operates more on denial than possibility, and to be honest, it鈥檚 killing democracy.Candidate quality has been replaced by ideological purity on both sides, while virtual cottage industries have sprung up around the idea of replacing the 鈥渓oyal ...
Tightening rules on elections has been a hot topic in recent years.It鈥檚 an idea that has gotten top-down attention. Donald Trump brought heat to it with questions about the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. It has been picked up by leaders in state governments, including state Sen. Doug ...
Should a middle school student in Pennsylvania be taught he鈥檚 partially to blame for racism in America simply because of the color of his skin? Should an elementary school student be taught it鈥檚 OK for her to choose her own gender?Perhaps most importantly, how can parents stand up for their ...
Government employees need not fret how wild swings in financial markets will affect their pensions. Public employment is the last bastion of the 鈥渄efined benefit鈥� pension plan.Public pension plans 鈥� funded by workers, taxpayers, and plan investments 鈥� must pay the defined benefit.The ...