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My Choice for School Choice

My Choice for School Choice

Stefan Roots
Opinion

The topic of education has come up a lot in the past few weeks as decisions are being made about how schools will respond to the coronavirus this fall. Some colleges are going all online, and some are limiting their campuses to just freshman and sophomores. Local school districts are trying to decide whether to go fully open or to mix in-school and home-school learning. I know it’s not on the table, but maybe one day someone would consider allowing students from one Delco public school to use vouchers to attend school elsewhere in the county. Right now, Chester-Upland funding follows the student to a charter school. What if it also followed them to Strath Haven, Garnet Valley, Haverford, or Radnor? Opinion Piece

Embrace Accessibility in Swarthmore

Embrace Accessibility in Swarthmore

Samina Iqbal
Opinion

My husband has used a wheelchair since 2006. Despite this life-changing challenge, we are able to live our lives here in Swarthmore, where we are grateful to the schools, businesses, and libraries to which we have access. However, we can do these things in only a subset of places. There are many places where we still cannot participate in places of public activity. When it comes to compliance with accessibility requirements, complacent inaction is the norm. Why, in Swarthmore, is this most physical denial of civil rights perennially acceptable? Opinion Piece

Phil Heron Is Stepping Down From the Daily Times!

Phil Heron Is Stepping Down From the Daily Times!

Stefan Roots
Opinion

Phil was like my big brother in the newspaper business. I watched him run the Daily Times when I worked there, and it was clear to me Phil knew what he was doing and how to get the most out of his staff. I was one of the first let go in a wave of departures that has finally reached the top guy. I’ve often said, I don’t know how they put out a paper every day when they have less than 20% of the staff they had when I worked there. It’s only because of Phil they could pull it off.

Are You Partisan, Bipartisan, or Dual-Partisan?

Are You Partisan, Bipartisan, or Dual-Partisan?

Stefan Roots
Opinion

Politics encourages party allegiances. Like most people, I’m registered to a particular party. But I’m far from partisan. As an individual, I can’t be bipartisan. So I’m adopting the term “dual-partisan” to describe my willingness to take the best of either major party and throw my support behind it.