Veritas Blog

The attached story is a sign (a small "s" sacrament) of what I find in Lancaster County. Lancastrians are helpful. They help each other. They help strangers. They help people all over the world. ... Read More

Public schools here are only going to be able to increase their budget by 2% next year (without applying for special permission from the state). Here is the story:

I am intrigued by the TED talks. Here is one that might be controversial. It advocates an undercutting approach to terrorism (fighting for the hearts and minds of the people who support terrorism ... Read More

There is more data out on the local schools. This data is from the Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System. Here is the article:

You might have missed this because of amount of information whipping by, but California just made it illegal to counsel a homosexual minor in a way that encourages them that they can change. Here ... Read More

It seems that County SAT score have gone up slightly this year. Here is the article:

Here is a link to an opinion piece in today's Lancaster Intelligencer. It criticizes the PSSA testing:

I do not know if the School District of Lancaster should be renewing Pedro Rivera's contract. I do know this: the McCaskey District is struggling in any way that is measurable (no one disputes ... Read More

I read the paper today and just sort of shook my head. The announcement was made (or sort of made) that most of the schools in Lancaster County failed to reach their "adequate year progress" goals ... Read More

This week I attended a meeting to discuss (I thought) the findings of a panel looking at how business and education should and can work together. This panel was broad--encompassing both private ... Read More