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In case you’re wondering, NOW is the time to run for school board
In light of the barrage of executive orders coming out of Washington, many of which strive to limit the rights of various human beings,...
Feb 111 min read
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Kutztown policy reversed based on misinformation
Published as a letter to the editor in the Reading Eagle Editor: On December 20th the Kutztown School Board voted to rescind its equity...
Dec 29, 20231 min read
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What Would a Republican Majority Mean?
We here at KOFEE are defending our schools from a slate of candidates that have a very specific agenda. They wish to obtain a “Republican...
Oct 27, 20236 min read
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Join us for Coffee with KOFEE Candidates
You are cordially invited to have Coffee with KOFEE Candidates on October 28, 2023 from 9:00 - 11:00 am at the St. Barnabas Center at 234...
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Pornography? Really?
If somebody had told me just a few years ago that I would feel the need to defend our school district and especially our librarians,...
May 22, 20234 min read
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Our response to the Morris/Myers letters
Many of you recently received an inflammatory letter in your mailbox. We trust that you realize the Kutztown Area School District does...
May 6, 20232 min read
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Academic Freedom is on the Ballot: May 16
The following letter was sent to members of our school board back in the spring of 2021 amid the controversy of some morning...
Apr 29, 20233 min read
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Separation of Church and State is Essential
Our Constitution is a product of the European Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. This was a cultural and intellectual movement...
Apr 26, 20233 min read
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THE CASE FOR POLICY 809
The Kutztown Area School District is becoming a more diverse school district. Up through 2013 our district enrollment by race and...
Apr 23, 20232 min read
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There is no need to ban books
The role of a school director is not to make decisions on specific books or censor content and material that has been chosen by...
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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Let the Sun Shine In
It is inappropriate to sign a pledge of any kind as a school board candidate or member. The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S. §§...
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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NCAC letter to the Kutztown Area School District
The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) is an alliance of more than 50 national non-profits, including literary, artistic,...
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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In Celebration of Teachers, Farmers, and Hawks: Climate Change Consensus and a Nod to Local Experts
Recently, a minority of climate change skeptics in the Kutztown Area School District have begun lashing out at teachers and staff for...
Feb 5, 20233 min read
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First Amendment Award Acceptance Speech
Joslyn Diffenbaugh, 9th Grade Student, Kutztown High School Thank you Julia for the introduction, and thank you to the Hefner Foundation...
Sep 17, 20223 min read
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Facts matter
Facts matter because without them we cannot tell the difference between lies, false statements, and the truth, engage in rational...
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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Nikki's Graduation Speech
2022 KAHS graduate Nicole Angelisanti delivered the salutatorian speech at commencement. Read her inspiring words below or watch the...
Jul 2, 20224 min read
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Conflating Empathy with Shame and Guilt
One of the major consequences presented by those who oppose equity policies and curricula generally mislabeled as ‘CRT’ is that children...
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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A spark of hope
Well, it’s been a pretty disheartening last few months here in the KASD. But it’s not just here: from renewed campaigns to whitewash...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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KOFEE supports Kutztown's minority-owned businesses
Pennsylvania has issued a proclamation joining communities across the US in designating Tuesday, January 18, 2022, as the Day of Racial...
Jan 16, 20221 min read
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There are not "two perspectives"
There are not “two perspectives” on the Holocaust. There are not “two perspectives” on Sandy Hook. There are not “two perspectives” on...
Dec 18, 20213 min read
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