The Sky Won’t Fall If We Raise Revenue to Invest in Education
Total revenues in Pennsylvania were up in the fiscal year that just ended by $94 million, compared to 2007-08...
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Commonwealth Foundation Doesn’t Understand What Pennsylvania’s Voters Do: We Need More Education Funding
While increasing public education funding rightly remains the top priority for Pennsylvanians after years of cuts, the Commonwealth Foundation...
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Voters Like Gov. Wolf’s Budget Plan
The latest poll from Franklin and Marshall’s Center for Opinion Research shows that a solid majority of voters—58%—support Gov....
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While Drillers’ Production Soars, Pennsylvania’s Impact Fee Stumbles
The impact fee isn’t working for Pennsylvania, but it is for the gas drillers.
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Schools Report on How They Would Put Restored Funding to Use
School districts were hit hard by state funding cuts over the past several years. Gov. Wolf’s first state budget...
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Powerful Study Shows Why More State Dollars Are Needed For Schools
Within three years, MOST school districts in Pennsylvania will be cutting programs and laying off staff if we continue...
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How the Achievement Gap Has Cost Pennsylvania Billions of Dollars
On May 6, researchers showed how the achievement gap and underlying inequality in Pennsylvania schools held back academic and...
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Monster Wells and Soaring Revenues
There’s wonderful news coming out of Pennsylvania’s gas fields, if you’re an investor. Range Resources is boasting about its...
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Senate Appropriations Committee: Part III of an Education Budget Preview
The Senate Appropriations Committee met on March 30 to discuss the proposed 2015-16 education budget with Acting Education Secretary...
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Senate Appropriations Committee: Part II of an Education Budget Preview
The Senate Appropriations Committee met on March 30 to discuss the proposed 2015-16 education budget with Acting Education Secretary...
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Public School Poverty: The New Normal
The Great Recession may be over but many in Pennsylvania are still suffering from its effects. This is most...
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What’s in the Governor’s 2014-15 Budget?
Governor Tom Corbett has proposed a 2014-15 state General Fund budget that would spend $29.4 billion, $927 million, or...
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