Pre-K-12 Education Funding in Pennsylvania: Where Do We Stand?
Despite Governor Wolf’s progress to restore the deep cuts to K-12 classroom funding enacted by Governor Corbett in 2011-12,...
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Governor’s 2017-18 Budget Overview
From our perspective, Governor Wolf’s proposed 2017-18 budget invests too little in public goods and asks the wealthiest citizens...
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Governor’s 2018-19 Budget Overview
In 2018-19, Governor Wolf has presented another austere budget that, within the political limits of Harrisburg, makes progress on...
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Pennsylvania’s Great Working-Class Colleges
This Reports and Briefing Papers establishes the historic importance of the 14 State System schools to working families in...
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State of Working Philadelphia 2018
The Keystone Research Center’s “State of Working Philadelphia” report finds that despite healthy job growth, a majority of...
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Wolf Proposal Would Restore 40-Hour Work Week and Fair Overtime Pay for 465,000 PA Salaried Workers
In June of 2018, Governor Tom Wolf issued a notice of his intention to restore guaranteed overtime pay for...
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State of Working Pennsylvania 2018
“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2018,” the Keystone Research Center’s 23rd annual review of the Pennsylvania economy and...
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Report Looks at Role of Apprenticeship in Filling Pennsylvania Construction Jobs
Go here to read the full report. Executive Summary: After a deep industry decline in and after the Great...
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New Report Calls for State Budget that Boosts Jobs, Long-Term Prosperity
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center and PennFuture teamed up to produce the new report, titled “Principles for a Better...
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