By Joseph Batory   My first visit ever to Poland, the birthplace of my grandparents a few years ago far exceeded my expectations. I was truly amazed at the historic bravery and resilience of the Polish people.  In 1939, the Nazi invasion of Poland from the west was accompanied by the Soviet armies simultaneously invading from […]

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By Joseph Batory Audrey Hepburn was a giant among Hollywood actresses.  Her accomplishments include what few in her profession have ever achieved: an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony. And she always “turned heads” with her beauty. But beyond being a gifted actress, Audrey Hepburn was also a woman of deep conviction and […]

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By Joseph Batory Electric school buses may seem like some futuristic dream. Currently, 20 million USA students are transported by nearly 500,000 school buses each day.  Most of these buses are diesel and are therefore energy inefficient and contribute greatly to the emissions of damaging pollutants into the air we breathe. At present, electric school […]

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By Joseph Batory It has taken almost ten years for justice to prevail regarding public education funding in Pennsylvania, but it has finally happened. In 2014, the Education Law Center and the Public Interest Law Center had filed suit charging that the Pennsylvania Legislature had failed to uphold its Constitutional obligation to provide all children […]

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By Joseph Batory In the 1600’s in France, education was something for the rich alone.  For those born into poverty or from working class backgrounds, it was a certainty that these children would never receive an education. But in the late 17th century, a Catholic priest, Jean Baptiste de La Salle, began doing the unthinkable.  […]

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Philadelphia residents Joseph Batory (the retired superintendent of schools in Upper Darby, PA) and his wife, Joan (a retired environmental protection and recycling expert), have announced a $250,000.00 bequest in their names to the Rotary International Peace Fellowship program. This bequest of the Batory’s, who have been involved with Rotary for a combined total of […]

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Joe Batory has never forgotten growing up poor in Philadelphia.  When he achieved career success, he resolved to “give back.” Since 1988, a worthy and needy Upper Darby High School grad has annually received some scholarship assistance from Joe. Recipients of Scholarship Assistance personally funded by Joseph P. Batory 1988: Autumn Carroll 1989: Phan Ong 1990: […]

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In the mid 1980’s, as a relatively new superintendent of schools in the Upper Darby School District who remembered all too well his days of growing up poor in Philadelphia, Joseph Batory decided to make a bit of positive difference each year for a worthy graduate of Upper Darby High School. And so, he initiated his […]

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Published in The Philadelphia Inquirer   May 28, 2022 By Joseph Batory The Constitution of the United States has long been distorted by the National Rifle Association (NRA) to convince millions of its naive followers that the USA’s long list of mass murders have nothing to do with the USA’s incredibly lax gun control regulations. The NRA’s […]

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