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Living on the Edge: Where Very Low-wage Workers Live in Pennsylvania

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: David Cooper, Mark Price
Date: May 07, 2014

This Reports and Briefing Papers estimates the number of workers in each Pennsylvania county and metropolitan area that would...

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Pennsylvania Families Come First in Alternative Budget

Type: Blog
Author: Jan Jarrett
Date: May 02, 2014

This week, Rep. DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) unveiled the Roadmap for a Stronger Pennsylvania, a sound alternative to the budget that...

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April Revenues and Corporate Taxes Plummet Below 2012-13 Levels

Type: Blog
Date: May 02, 2014

Something emerged from April’s revenue results that is troubling and has a longer lasting impact on the Commonwealth’s ability...

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Report – State Funding Cuts Raising Tuition and Putting Higher Education Out of Reach for Many Families (revised)

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: MIchael Mitchell, Vincent Palacios, Michael Leachman
Date: May 01, 2014

Deep state funding cuts have major consequences for public colleges and universities. The cuts have led to both steep...

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Pittsburgh: One of America’s New Laboratories of Democracy

Type: Blog
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: April 30, 2014

UPDATED My colleague Diana Polson brought my attention to Harold Meyerson’s new story in The American Prospect highlighting Pittsburgh...

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A Strong State Commitment to Public Education, A Must Have for Pennsylvania’s Children

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: April 30, 2014

This report examines school funding in Pennsylvania, focusing on the city of Philadelphia and on other low-income school districts....

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You Can’t Pay the Hospital with Your Varsity Letter: The Union Vote at Northwestern University

Type: Blog
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: April 25, 2014

The controversy surrounding the effort of Northwestern University football players to form a union makes me think back to...

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