(HARRISBURG, PA – September 13, 2023) Today, the Independence Law Center was in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania defending Joy El Ministries in the case, CBM Ministries v. DOT et al, involving misplaced government mandates that are hindering...
Just before the start of the 2023-2024 school year, officials in the West Shore School District (near Harrisburg) sent a letter to Booster Club presidents ordering them to “halt prayers at future banquets, and at any other school-sponsored...
Pennsylvania is currently weeks overdue on passing a state budget, in large part due to the impasse over the inclusion of additional school choice options, particularly scholarships that would provide a lifeline to students in the state’s lowest performing school...
Brave moms spoke out in support of parental rights this week during a hearing considering Senate Bill 996, which aims to protect children from inappropriate sexual content in schools. SB 996, sponsored by Senator Doug Mastriano (R-Adams), will protect kids and...
Pennsylvania is approaching the end of the 2021-2022 legislative session in Harrisburg, as next week will wrap up any substantial legislative work. In the area of education, there are two particularly good bills that have not reached the finish line before the...
There is an urgent need for you to submit a comment to the Federal Register by Monday, September 12th! https://youtu.be/GzvNaQiUOQQ BACKGROUND On June 23, the U.S. Department of Education proposed changes to its regulations implementing Title IX....
Elementary school lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation are occurring in various districts throughout the country — including in Pennsylvania — often happening without parental consent. A new bill proposed in Pennsylvania would empower parents and...
Public Schools are not to be used for taxpayer funded political, sexual, or racist ideological indoctrination. But students, parents, and even educators in Public Schools across Pennsylvania have experienced the overt politicization of the classroom. Activists in...
By Michael Geer, PA Family President On Friday, March 6, 2020, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a 90-day emergency disaster declaration, giving him very broad, sweeping powers over day-to-day life in Pennsylvania. This emergency declaration was in response to an impending...
The following is a statement from Michael Geer, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Family Institute: One of the lessons of the pandemic is that parents and children need more schooling options, not fewer. Every day, children are falling behind because of closed...