Rachel Langan
Do you have an anxious kid?
New ‘Anxious Nation’ Documentary Offers Intimate Portrait of Teen Anxiety Through interviews and vulnerable home videos, Oscar-winner’s...
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Rachel Langan
- Aug 18
What is a principal's job?
Yesterday we looked at how much principals earn, and today we'll look at what they get paid to do. When you read the title of today's...
Rachel Langan
- Aug 16
Schools & Cybersecurity
For those of us who grew up in the 1980s, there was a PSA that said: It's 10pm, do you know where your children are? When I read this...
Rachel Langan
- Aug 10
Solutions: Black students find allies in quest for better mental health: each other
Not only is there still stigma attached to mental illness, but also it’s often seen as a white-people problem. Black youth are expected...
Rachel Langan
- Jul 26
Solutions: Safe Schools, Clear Rules
The escalation of bullying and violence is not unique to WCASD. But the solution to these problems will be unique because we need to...
Rachel Langan
- Jun 10
Fugett Fight Club
Something strange is happening at Fugett Middle School. Fight clubs are not unique to WCASD. In fact, middle school fight clubs are...
Rachel Langan
- Jun 7
Fugett: Parents Unite Against Bullying
Teachers did not intervene in an incident that led to concussion, dislocated jaw. Fighting at Fugett has made national news. (Have...
Rachel Langan
- May 30
Philadelphia School District's 5 Year Plan
What does this have to do with WCASD? Four of their five points mirror *Back to Basics pillars. The plan identifies five key areas:...
Rachel Langan
- May 28
Fighting at Fugett: what you may have missed at last week's board meeting.
What is happening at Fugett is unacceptable. We MUST to elect a new school board in November. During public comment at the end of the...
Rachel Langan
- May 7
Our Kids Deserve Better
PSSA test scores are declining. Bullying, violence, vaping, and vandalism are on the rise. Our kids deserve better. Elect Alain Oliver...
Rachel Langan
- Apr 29
WCASD Crisis Point: Attempted Homicide
Today's Daily Local article shows that WCASD has reached a crisis point when it comes to school safety. Failure to address misbehavior at...
Rachel Langan
- Apr 28
School Safety Part Two
Should our candidates get elected to the school board, they will work towards safer schools by: Asking hard questions of both the WCASD...
Rachel Langan
- Apr 27
Rachel Langan
- Apr 25
Why Teachers Should Vote for Back to Basics Candidates
Back to Basics believes that our district's greatest asset is our teachers and we are behind you 100 percent! We also believe that our...
Rachel Langan
- Apr 21
Voters Ask: What about school safety?
Voters, we hear you and we are responding by adding School Safety as one of our Foundational Pillars. Our school board candidates are...
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