Larry Feinberg
@lfeinberg.bsky.social
Fan of Democracy and Public Education
Franklin: "A republic, if you can keep it."
Franklin: "A republic, if you can keep it."
Leechburg Area among 4 districts suing state's largest cyber school for tuition costs triblive.com/local/valley...
Leechburg Area among 4 districts suing state's largest cyber school for tuition costs
Leechburg Area is among four districts that have filed a lawsuit against the state’s largest cyber charter school asking that tuition be dropped for local students. The suit claims that Commonwe...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Leechburg Area among 4 districts suing state's largest cyber school for tuition costs triblive.com/local/valley...
Pittsburgh Public Schools and three other districts are suing Pa.’s largest cyber charter school
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Pittsburgh Public Schools and three other districts are suing Pa.’s largest cyber charter school
Pittsburgh Public Schools and three other districts are suing CCA and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, for allegedly violating students’ constitutional right to a “thorough and efficient” edu...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Pittsburgh Public Schools and three other districts are suing Pa.’s largest cyber charter school
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Four Western Pa. school districts seek to block tuition payments to Commonwealth Charter Academy www.post-gazette.com/news/educati... via @PittsburghPG
Four Western Pa. school districts seek to block tuition payments to Commonwealth Charter Academy
Four Pittsburgh-area school districts are claiming they should not pay tuition for students attending Commonwealth Charter Academy because the cyber school...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Four Western Pa. school districts seek to block tuition payments to Commonwealth Charter Academy www.post-gazette.com/news/educati... via @PittsburghPG
A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
A 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.
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A 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.
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A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
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November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
A 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
A 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
OPINION: Pennsylvania students deserve better than a delayed state budget keystonenewsroom.com/opinion/penn...
OPINION: Pennsylvania students deserve better than a delayed state budget
In Pennsylvania, districts burdened by adequacy funding gaps, poverty isn't an abstract concept—it’s the daily reality for 70% of enrolled students. In July 2024, the Pennsylvania General Assembly del...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
OPINION: Pennsylvania students deserve better than a delayed state budget keystonenewsroom.com/opinion/penn...
‘Power to the Pupil’: Black educators gather in Philly to discuss the future of teaching whyy.org/articles/bla...
Annual Philly education conference aims to get more Black men into teaching
Studies show Black students learn best with teachers who look like them, yet in Philly — where they’re the majority — only 4% of teachers are Black men.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
‘Power to the Pupil’: Black educators gather in Philly to discuss the future of teaching whyy.org/articles/bla...
Outrage over Trump’s bill reclassifying nursing as not a ‘professional degree’ for college students
Nursing organizations warn limiting access to student funding ‘threatens the very foundation of patient care’
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Nursing organizations warn limiting access to student funding ‘threatens the very foundation of patient care’
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Outrage after Trump’s bill reclassifying nursing as not a ‘professional degree’
Nursing organizations warn limiting access to student funding ‘threatens the very foundation of patient care’
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Outrage over Trump’s bill reclassifying nursing as not a ‘professional degree’ for college students
Nursing organizations warn limiting access to student funding ‘threatens the very foundation of patient care’
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Nursing organizations warn limiting access to student funding ‘threatens the very foundation of patient care’
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"Nothing is riding on this except the First Amendment of the Constitution, freedom of the press, and quite possibly, the future of the country." -- Ben Bradlee as portrayed by Jason Robards, "All the President's Men."
53 years later...
53 years later...
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Nothing is riding on this except the First Amendment of the Constitution, freedom of the press, and quite possibly, the future of the country." -- Ben Bradlee as portrayed by Jason Robards, "All the President's Men."
53 years later...
53 years later...
Pa.’s cyber schools face big changes, as they adapt to weekly ‘progress checks’
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Pa.’s cyber schools face big changes, as they adapt to weekly ‘progress checks’
These changes could upend longstanding practices about how students are allowed to complete their school work at cyber charters.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Pa.’s cyber schools face big changes, as they adapt to weekly ‘progress checks’
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Some Lehigh Valley school districts will see big gains from the PA budget
Allentown SD Interim CFO Jeffrey Cuff said the district is awaiting updated guidance from PDE regarding how tuition rates for cyber charters will be affected by new funding formula
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Allentown SD Interim CFO Jeffrey Cuff said the district is awaiting updated guidance from PDE regarding how tuition rates for cyber charters will be affected by new funding formula
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Some Lehigh Valley school districts will see big gains from the Pa. budget. Could cyber charter reform save them even more?
Lehigh Valley school districts will receive an 8.1% increase in state funding, while savings from changes to the cyber charter tuition formula remain undetermined.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Some Lehigh Valley school districts will see big gains from the PA budget
Allentown SD Interim CFO Jeffrey Cuff said the district is awaiting updated guidance from PDE regarding how tuition rates for cyber charters will be affected by new funding formula
www.mcall.com/2025/11/22/p...
Allentown SD Interim CFO Jeffrey Cuff said the district is awaiting updated guidance from PDE regarding how tuition rates for cyber charters will be affected by new funding formula
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How new PA budget impacts Delaware County school funding www.delcotimes.com/2025/11/21/h...
How new PA budget impacts Delaware County school funding
There were smiling faces in Harrisburg and in Delaware County over the education funding boost provided by the overdue but “responsible, balanced plan (that) reflects a spirit of compromise.&…
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November 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
How new PA budget impacts Delaware County school funding www.delcotimes.com/2025/11/21/h...
WSJ Opinion: Trump Issues an Ultimatum to Ukraine
He’s clearly sick of dealing with the war. But appeasing Mr. Putin would haunt the rest of his Presidency. If Mr. Trump thinks American voters hate war, wait until he learns how much they hate dishonor.
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He’s clearly sick of dealing with the war. But appeasing Mr. Putin would haunt the rest of his Presidency. If Mr. Trump thinks American voters hate war, wait until he learns how much they hate dishonor.
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Opinion | Trump Issues an Ultimatum to Ukraine
His latest peace offer fulfills Vladimir Putin’s wishes and leaves Kyiv with a terrible choice.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
WSJ Opinion: Trump Issues an Ultimatum to Ukraine
He’s clearly sick of dealing with the war. But appeasing Mr. Putin would haunt the rest of his Presidency. If Mr. Trump thinks American voters hate war, wait until he learns how much they hate dishonor.
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
He’s clearly sick of dealing with the war. But appeasing Mr. Putin would haunt the rest of his Presidency. If Mr. Trump thinks American voters hate war, wait until he learns how much they hate dishonor.
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
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Maybe cyber charter schools can spend down some of their massive reserves...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Maybe cyber charter schools can spend down some of their massive reserves...
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Pittsburgh-area schools brace for cyber charter reform that promises savings, but skepticism remains www.post-gazette.com/news/educati... via @PittsburghPG
Pittsburgh-area schools brace for cyber charter reform that promises savings, but skepticism remains
Pennsylvania school districts could soon save millions under new cyber charter school reforms, but many Pittsburgh-area leaders say the changes fall short.
The...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Pittsburgh-area schools brace for cyber charter reform that promises savings, but skepticism remains www.post-gazette.com/news/educati... via @PittsburghPG
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, had positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president, who recently unendorsed her.
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Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, had positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president, who recently unendorsed her.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
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November 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, had positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president, who recently unendorsed her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, had positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president, who recently unendorsed her.
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The Dept of Education no longer classifies Nursing or Accounting degrees, among others, as "professional" when considering reimbursement for federal loans.
Two professions where shortages are rampant. Ain't gonna get better with this!
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Two professions where shortages are rampant. Ain't gonna get better with this!
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Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education
The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" excludes nursing from graduate degree programs deemed as 'professional.' The move impacts loan funding, healthcare delivery, and patient care access...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Dept of Education no longer classifies Nursing or Accounting degrees, among others, as "professional" when considering reimbursement for federal loans.
Two professions where shortages are rampant. Ain't gonna get better with this!
nurse.org/news/nursing...
Two professions where shortages are rampant. Ain't gonna get better with this!
nurse.org/news/nursing...
.@EdVotersPA: Our final Waste of the Week (for now)
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Our final Waste of the Week (for now) - Education Voters PA
Six years of receipts. And now — real reform. On September 5, 2019, we set out with a simple goal—to find out how much a single cyber charter school in Pennsylvania was spending on advertising each ye...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
.@EdVotersPA: Our final Waste of the Week (for now)
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The new Limitless Montessori Cyber Charter School application hearing scheduled for Nov. 21st has been cancelled due to withdrawal of the application.
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Charter Applications
Charter Applications
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November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The new Limitless Montessori Cyber Charter School application hearing scheduled for Nov. 21st has been cancelled due to withdrawal of the application.
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Democrats say culture war fatigue helped them flip Pa. school board seats www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/11... via @SpotlightPA
Central Bucks, PA, school board increases Democratic majority
Central Bucks, located in a county with a Republican congressman, was part of a larger Democratic sweep of school board elections across the country this November.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Democrats say culture war fatigue helped them flip Pa. school board seats www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/11... via @SpotlightPA
No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’
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Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’
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November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’
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Democrats are arguing that little-noticed school board election victories in Pennsylvania and other states could indicate that voters are ready to separate national politics from local races.
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Democrats Think This Year’s School Board Elections Could Be Good News for the Midterms
Democrats are arguing that little-noticed school board elections in Pennsylvania and other states could indicate that voters are ready to separate national politics from local races.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats are arguing that little-noticed school board election victories in Pennsylvania and other states could indicate that voters are ready to separate national politics from local races.
https://www.notus.org/pennsylvania/democrats-board-elections
https://www.notus.org/pennsylvania/democrats-board-elections
Solanco officials say state charter funding reform may lower cyber tuition by about $175,000 but falls short of larger savings citizenportal.ai/articles/700...
Solanco officials say state charter funding reform may lower cyber tuition by about $175,000 but falls short of larger savings
District staff outlined state cyber charter funding changes that could reduce Solanco SD's cyber tuition by roughly $175,000 under a revised formula; board members called the changes insufficient comp...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Solanco officials say state charter funding reform may lower cyber tuition by about $175,000 but falls short of larger savings citizenportal.ai/articles/700...
PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll: Voters favor Democrats by double digits if midterms were today
The 14-point advantage is the largest since November 2017, a year before Democrats won more than 40 seats in the House during President Donald Trump’s first term.
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The 14-point advantage is the largest since November 2017, a year before Democrats won more than 40 seats in the House during President Donald Trump’s first term.
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Poll: Voters favor Democrats by double digits if midterms were today
Independent voters in the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll said they would select a Democrat over a Republican by a 2-to-1 margin.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll: Voters favor Democrats by double digits if midterms were today
The 14-point advantage is the largest since November 2017, a year before Democrats won more than 40 seats in the House during President Donald Trump’s first term.
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The 14-point advantage is the largest since November 2017, a year before Democrats won more than 40 seats in the House during President Donald Trump’s first term.
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Public Ed Advocates Breathe a Sigh of Relief After PA Legislature Finally Passes a Budget
“It took too long, but we moved one year closer to a system that will transform lives,” said Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, senior attorney at Public Interest Law Center.
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“It took too long, but we moved one year closer to a system that will transform lives,” said Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, senior attorney at Public Interest Law Center.
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Public Education Advocates Breathe a Sigh of Relief After Pennsylvania Legislature Finally Passes a Budget - Bucks County Beacon
“It took too long, but we moved one year closer to a system that will transform lives,” said Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, a senior attorney at the Public Interest Law Center.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Public Ed Advocates Breathe a Sigh of Relief After PA Legislature Finally Passes a Budget
“It took too long, but we moved one year closer to a system that will transform lives,” said Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, senior attorney at Public Interest Law Center.
buckscountybeacon.com/2025/11/publ...
“It took too long, but we moved one year closer to a system that will transform lives,” said Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, senior attorney at Public Interest Law Center.
buckscountybeacon.com/2025/11/publ...
Pennsylvania will require schools to use evidence-based reading curriculum
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Pennsylvania will require schools to use evidence-based reading curriculum • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pennsylvania will require schools to adopt evidence-based reading curriculum by the 2027-28 school year and institute new literacy instruction training for teachers.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Pennsylvania will require schools to use evidence-based reading curriculum
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