Need a data-driven break from the election? Let’s talk education funding…
For the education data geeks out there (admit it, you’re probably one) here is data comparing new classroom funding...
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Global…and Pennsylvania…Fight for $15 Still Growing This 4-15
Today is April 15, also known as “4-15.” In 300 cities in 40 countries today fast food workers are...
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End Harrisburg’s School Funding Hunger Games
Over the past five years, Harrisburg has mastered the art of pitting school districts, parents, and students against each...
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Diverse Coalition of Organizations Launch “PA’s Choice” Budget Campaign
A diverse coalition of groups from across the state, including education advocates, community service organizations, faith-based groups, environmental groups...
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#NameTheCuts
It appears that some elements in the Republican Party of Pennsylvania have one and only one goal – to...
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FAQs about the $75 million CUT in state funding to schools in the 2015-2016 Republican budget
The following is a guest post from Susan Spicka, Director of Education Voters of Pennsylvania.
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An Explanation of Our Infographic, “Especially for Poor Districts, Drastic Corbett Education Cuts Remain”
So what difference does a budget actually make? Why should we care that we wound up with the Republican...
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Gov. Wolf Should Veto Hidden Tax Increase That Could Hike Water Rates by Hundreds of Millions
As most readers of this blog know, Pennsylvania just concluded a 2015-16 budget process nine months late because the...
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Winners and Losers
Governor Wolf decided yesterday to allow the latest Republican budget to become law. We were hoping he would veto...
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No One Wants Leviathan
Listen to the extremist Republicans who are blocking a Pennsylvania budget deal and you might hear the echo of...
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Governor Wolf’s Minimum Wage Executive Order — A Step in the Right Direction
This week, Governor Tom Wolf announced that, through executive order, he would require Pennsylvania state workers under his jurisdiction...
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The Rising Fiscal Cost of the Budget Impasse
The Inquirer’s Joseph DiStefano reported last week that Standard and Poor’s is threatening to cut Pennsylvania’s credit rating due...
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