February 2, 2023 2:15 pm
Child Welfare Algorithm May Unfairly Target Disabled Parents, Complaints to DOJ Allege
“When you have technology designed by humans, the bias is going to show up in the algorithms,” said one former child welfare worker.
Tags: children, Pennsylvania, REASON
January 25, 2023 9:56 am
Email Shows Bucks County School Closures Weren’t Just Bad For Kids, They Were Illegal
Central Bucks Schools shut down despite no waiver from the legislature to close classrooms.
Tags: education, FEDERALIST, Pennsylvania
January 21, 2023 3:00 am
Can Larry Krasner Fix Philly’s Crime Problem?
Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney tried to enact criminal justice reform—and got impeached for his trouble.
Tags: Pennsylvania, REASON
January 20, 2023 12:40 pm
Pennsylvania’s New Governor Dumps Excessive College Diploma Demands for State Jobs
More leaders should follow in the footsteps of Govs. Josh Shapiro, Larry Hogan, and Spencer Cox.
Tags: education, jobs, Pennsylvania, REASON
January 19, 2023 1:00 am
Brickbat: Close Enough
Julie Hudson spent a week in a Pennsylvania jail because a police officer in Texas thought she looked like a robbery suspect. Hudson, a doctoral student at Holy Family University, had been told she had an outstanding warrant when she was turned down for a job she’d applied for. When she went to police to…
Tags: Pennsylvania, REASON, Texas
January 4, 2023 12:10 pm
For the First Time, Pennsylvania Might Have an Independent Speaker of the House
A declaration of independence capped a wild day in Pennsylvania’s State House.
Tags: Elections, Pennsylvania, Politics, REASON
January 2, 2023 12:05 am
As States Ban Parents From Resisting Their Kids Going Transgender, Will Congress Step Up?
Congress must pass legislation to stop state governments from trampling parents’ rights to protect their kids from radical sex theory.
Tags: california, children, FEDERALIST, First Amendment, LGBT, Pennsylvania