April Revenues and Corporate Taxes Plummet Below 2012-13 Levels
Type: BlogDate: 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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Date: May 02, 2014
Report – State Funding Cuts Raising Tuition and Putting Higher Education Out of Reach for Many Families (revised)
Type: Reports and PapersAuthor: 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: BlogAuthor: 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 PapersAuthor: 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: BlogAuthor: 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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Education Is the New Black
Type: BlogAuthor: Sharon Ward
Date: April 24, 2014
A new poll out confirms the public’s support for more education funding and a new education funding formula. The...
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Senate Bill Eliminating Property Taxes Largely Unchanged by Amendment
Type: Fact SheetDate: April 23, 2014
The proposed amendment to SB 76 does not fundamentally alter the many structural deficiencies of the legislation. SB 76,...
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