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Education

Kathleen Pratt, Elected to Gettysburg School Board, Plans to Focus on Looming Federal Funding Cuts

November 16, 2025

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Categories Education, Local

As New Members Join, Kay Hollabaugh Hopes the Upper Adams School Board Can Rebuild Trust and Work as a Team

November 16, 2025

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‘A nation at risk,’ 40 years on (Gettysburg Times op-ed)

June 21, 2025June 27, 2024

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Categories Education, Opinion

Uncovering the law (Gettysburg Times op-ed)

June 21, 2025October 26, 2023

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Categories Education, Opinion

The essential school librarian (Gettysburg Times op-ed)

June 21, 2025August 28, 2023

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Categories Education, Opinion

Culture War Battleground: Our Schools (Gettysburg Times op-ed)

June 21, 2025June 24, 2023

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Categories Education, Opinion

Offset school taxes

June 21, 2025April 28, 2023

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Categories Education, National, Opinion

Using public health to address gun violence (Gettysburg Times op-ed)

June 21, 2025April 14, 2023

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Categories Education, National, Opinion

Parents know best (Gettysburg Times op-ed)

June 21, 2025February 24, 2023

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Categories Education, Opinion

About a “woke” curriculum

June 21, 2025February 18, 2023

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Categories Education, Opinion

Education: what we stand for (Times op-ed)

June 21, 2025December 22, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

Just say no

June 21, 2025December 7, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

2022: Gubernatorial candidates’ own words on education

June 21, 2025October 31, 2022

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Categories Education, Local, Opinion

LTE: A matter of values

June 21, 2025October 7, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

Governor Mastriano’s Dismantled School System

June 21, 2025August 29, 2022

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Categories Education, Local, Opinion

Guns, schools and myths

June 21, 2025August 25, 2022

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Categories Education, Health, Opinion

LTE: Mastriano’s disastrous education policy

June 21, 2025July 18, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

Mastriano’s Disastrous Education Policy

June 21, 2025July 12, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

What we stand for: education

June 21, 2025June 28, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

Public education for the common good

June 21, 2025June 23, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

Censorship: The child of fear and the father of ignorance

June 21, 2025April 28, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

Vaccines for students

June 21, 2025February 24, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

LTE: The Trojan Horse

June 21, 2025February 4, 2022

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Categories Education, Opinion

What Biden’s companion bills can do for the American people

June 21, 2025November 11, 2021

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Categories Education, Environment, National, Opinion

Transparency needed in our schools

June 21, 2025October 28, 2021

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Categories Education, Opinion

Statement to school board on curriculum

June 21, 2025October 24, 2021

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Categories Education, Opinion

The pandemic and English learners

June 21, 2025July 22, 2021

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Categories Education, Opinion

Pandemic and special education

June 21, 2025June 24, 2021

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Categories Education, Opinion

Memories from a lifetime in public education

June 21, 2025April 22, 2021

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Categories Education, Opinion

Is school board for you?

June 21, 2025February 24, 2021

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Categories Education, Opinion

Learning through a pandemic

June 21, 2025December 30, 2020

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Categories Education, Opinion

Childcare…. who needs it?

June 21, 2025August 27, 2020

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Categories Education, Opinion

Safely re-opening our schools

June 21, 2025August 13, 2020

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Categories Education, Health, Opinion

When clasrooms go digital – a teacher’s view

June 21, 2025June 25, 2020

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Categories Education, Opinion

Operating a school district and providing remote learning during COVID-19

June 21, 2025April 23, 2020

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Categories Education, Opinion

College Is Great, but…

June 21, 2025February 27, 2020

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Categories Education, Opinion

School property taxes

June 21, 2025December 26, 2019

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Categories Education, Opinion

Are property taxes going away?

June 21, 2025December 5, 2019

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Categories Education, Opinion

Reality check

June 21, 2025October 24, 2019

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Categories Education, Opinion

Worried about school taxes? Follow the money!

June 21, 2025August 22, 2019

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Categories Education, Opinion

Cyber charter schools: Are local alternatives a better choice?

June 21, 2025June 27, 2019

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Categories Education, Opinion

Enough is enough

June 21, 2025April 25, 2019

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Categories Education, Opinion

School taxes going up, again?

June 21, 2025March 1, 2019

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Categories Education, Opinion

Local early childhood programs support parents

June 21, 2025December 22, 2018

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Categories Education, Opinion

Dead Last

June 21, 2025June 28, 2018

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Categories Education, Opinion

Arming Our Teachers and Schools?

June 21, 2025April 26, 2018

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Categories Education, Opinion

Civics class creates civil discourse

June 21, 2025December 28, 2017

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Categories Education, Opinion

The value of educating the children of migrant workers

June 21, 2025September 28, 2017

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Categories Education, Opinion

Public schools as community hubs

June 21, 2025May 20, 2017

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Categories Education, Opinion

Pensions and property taxes

June 21, 2025March 23, 2017

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Categories Education, Opinion

My school tax is being spent for what?

June 21, 2025February 23, 2017

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Categories Education, Opinion

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