Join PennLive & Policy Experts at the Capitol Tuesday for Gun Violence Discussion Editor’s Note: For Raging Chicken readers in the Harrisburg area concerned about recent gun violence in our state Capital, here’s something you might want to check out. H/T John Micek @ByJohnMicek. With the Capital City rocked by gun violence in recent weeks, join…
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Standardized Tests Have Always Been About Keeping People in Their Place
Standardized Tests Have Always Been About Keeping People in Their Place There are some things that can’t be unseen. America’s history of standardized testing is one of them. Today, critics from all sides of the political spectrum decry the overuse of high stakes tests while paradoxically championing them for accountability purposes – especially for schools serving…
Did $200,000 Bail Keep Pipeline Activist Out of Sunoco’s Way?
Did $200,000 Bail Keep Pipeline Activist Out of Sunoco’s Way? The Sheriff, District Attorney and a judge in Huntingdon County, PA may have stretched the law and infringed on individual civil rights in assisting a gas transmission company to get a wildlife sanctuary cleared for pipeline construction. Sunoco Logistics Partners is in the midst of eminent…
#PABudget: Brad Roae Taps His Inner George Carlin
#PABudget: Brad Roae Taps His Inner George Carlin Harrisburg’s comedy club has relocated to Third and State Streets and is only open a handful of days a year. Here’s what Brad Roae said: Roae called for closing state-owned residential facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, reversing the Medicaid expansion that added coverage to hundreds of thousands…
Study: Fracking, Not Just Fracking Wastewater Injection, Causing Earthquakes in Western Canada
Study: Fracking, Not Just Fracking Wastewater Injection, Causing Earthquakes in Western Canada A groundbreaking study published today in Seismological Research Letters has demonstrated a link, for the first time, between hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for oil and gas and earthquakes. “Hydraulic Fracturing and Seismicity in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin” confirms the horizontal drilling technique (which in…
Holy Gas: Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Team Member Pushed Offshore Drilling in Israel
Holy Gas: Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Team Member Pushed Offshore Drilling in Israel When Republican Party presidential campaign front-runner Donald Trump named 2009 DePaul University graduate George Papadoupolous as a member of his foreign policy advisory team, some in the media raised eyebrows, while others jested that his wunderkind status makes him more likely to serve…
Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 4
Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 4 First of all, we are sorry for the delay getting this episode up in all our feeds. We had an issue with our servers that caused our site to be down for over a day. But, we’re back up and running! At least one of us, that is….
Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 4
Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 4 First of all, we are sorry for the delay getting this episode up in all our feeds. We had an issue with our servers that caused our site to be down for over a day. But, we’re back up and running! At least one of us, that is….
Charter School Lobby Donates $50,000 to Teachers-Union-Backed PA Attorney General Candidate
Charter School Lobby Donates $50,000 to Teachers-Union-Backed PA Attorney General Candidate What’s the best way to avoid a charter school scandal? In Pennsylvania, apparently you bribe the Attorney General. That may be why Students First PAC donated $50,000 to Josh Shapiro, a Democrat running for the position. This political action committee is not to be confused…
Pennsylvania Breathes Sigh of Relief As Crappy GOP Budget Becomes Law
Pennsylvania Breathes Sigh of Relief As Crappy GOP Budget Becomes Law Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Steven Singer’s GadflyOnTheWallBlog. Check out his great work documenting the attacks on public education and the teachers, parents, and students who are fighting back. Check out all his work HERE. The majority won in Pennsylvania this week. After 9…
Juicy Pumpkin Juice 