Daily News | Pennridge school board hires consultant with ties to conservative Hillsdale College to review curriculum
In Pennridge, parents argued Vermilion’s hiring would instead bring ideology into the curriculum — voicing concern about Hillsdale’s political connections and the “whitewashing” of history.
Angela Schoettle, a Pennridge High School social studies teacher who said she was speaking on behalf of many of her colleagues, said teachers were already frustrated that the boardfrom four credits to three, despite widespread opposition. Ahead of the vote, board member Ron Wurz said the board was poised to sign a contract with someone who was “unqualified and definitely partisan” to shape the district’s curriculum.Joan Cullen, the board’s former president, criticized
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