At long last, an equitable ruling on school funding. Change must now follow swiftly. Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers do not have to wait for the courts to tell them what is obvious to everyone: It is past time to properly fund public education for all students. A Commonwealth Court ...

The Penn State Board of Trustees is moving forward on a major renovation to Beaver Stadium. For the past several years, the university has been wrestling with whether to build a new stadium or modernize its current 106,592-seat home. PSU confirmed its intentions following last week’s ...

We are troubled by a vow made by Gov. Josh Shapiro to grant reprieves to any inmate sentenced in our courts to be executed who has a date for that execution scheduled. We recognize, of course, that Shapiro has the legal standing to continue this policy, which as an Associated Press article in ...

Since 2020, the number of people depending on SNAP benefits — the government program previously called food stamps — has grown. In 2019, the number of Pennsylvanians was 1.6 million. Today, it is 1.8 million. The amount of money spent on the program in Pennsylvania has grown from $2.4 ...

When it comes to being kind and thoughtful, something as simple as giving someone their personal space can go a long way. Yes, we should be courteous around family and friends, but the general public deserves respect as well. Giving someone enough room to get out of their car and making ...

If you’ve watched “Abbott Elementary,” the ABC sitcom set in Philadelphia and created by Quinta Brunson, the daughter of a longtime Philly teacher, you may have wondered if its fictional portrayal of a poor public school was exaggerated. Could a public school, in 2023, really have ...