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Education

VIDEO: Ohio School Choice Program Helps Students Find Success in College, New Study Finds

• April 28, 2025

A scholarship program helped thousands of kids not only escape their failing schools and find a school of their choice but also graduate from college, according to a new…

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Education

New Polling Shows Pennsylvanians Want School Choice 

• April 25, 2025

Nationwide, people continue to demand better academic opportunities for students and programs that allow funding to follow the child.  This is especially true in Pennsylvania.  New…

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Health Care

New Approach to Gig-Worker Benefits Finds Success in Pennsylvania Pilot Program

• April 24, 2025

Gig work—whether driving a car for Uber or Lyft or delivering food and groceries for DoorDash or UberEats—has its benefits: schedule flexibility, the independence to pick and choose jobs, no…

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What Swing Voters Think of Shapiro

• Common Sense Weekly
• April 23, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Have you seen our recent social media videos?…

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Public Union Democracy

Government Unions Spent $33 Million in Recent Pennsylvania Elections

• April 22, 2025

When it comes to politics, government unions are big spenders—and they overwhelmingly favor one side of the political spectrum. In Pennsylvania, unions representing public sector workers spent millions of membership…

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Education

School Choice Surges as Public School Enrollment Declines

• April 17, 2025

Statewide, public school enrollment is declining. More specifically, overall student enrollment is changing. In other words, parents are making different choices regarding where they send their children to school. How…

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Tax Day, SEPTA, and Another Union Data Hack

• Common Sense Weekly
• April 16, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We have a new X handle! Follow @MyCommonwealth…

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Government Accountability

Another Day, Another Union Data Breach

• Andrew Holman
• April 14, 2025

Less than a month after the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) revealed it was the victim of a ransomware attack, yet another union has fallen victim to a cyberattack.

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Government Accountability

12 Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Bail Out SEPTA

• Nathan Benefield
• April 11, 2025

As Commonwealth Foundation outlined in our “Mass Transit Bailout” fact sheet, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and other mass transit agencies should not rely…

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Shapiro’s Betrayal

• Common Sense Weekly
• April 9, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We have a new X handle! Follow @MyCommonwealth…

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Shapiro’s Self-Promotion Madness (Updated)

• April 7, 2025

“Barbie Guy” is the Winner In a landslide victory, “Barbie Guy” takes home the championship. And though the video might have won, it still serves as a stark reminder…

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Education

Without the Department of Education, Will Pennsylvania Students Survive? 

• Emily D'Vertola
• April 3, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20th to reduce the U.S. Department of Education to its essential functions, taking its first steps by…

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No Reason to Worry

• Common Sense Weekly
• April 2, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We have a new X handle! Follow @MyCommonwealth…

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Hackers, Freedom, Cyber Charters, and More

• Common Sense Weekly
• March 26, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Help us reach more Pennsylvanians on social media!…

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Public Union Democracy

Hackers Ransom 500,000 Union Members’ Personal Information

• Andrew Holman
• March 21, 2025

NBC 10 Philadelphia recently reported that Pennsylvania’s largest teacher union was the victim of a dark-web cyberattack. The attack targeted the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) and impacted…

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Is Shapiro Ignoring Students in Need?

• Common Sense Weekly
• March 19, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. Be sure to follow us on…

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Energy

Will Leaving PJM Affect Your Energy Bill?

• André Béliveau
• March 18, 2025

The “P” in PJM Interconnection stands for Pennsylvania. That could change, but should it? Lawmakers—especially Gov. Josh Shapiro—are flirting with the idea of leaving PJM, but their policies are more…

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Education

Cyber Charters are Crucial for Pennsylvania’s Most Vulnerable Students

• Emily D'Vertola
• March 13, 2025

Charter and cyber charter schools are the only tuition-free options for Pennsylvania families seeking educational alternatives to their assigned district public school. About 60,000 students attend a Pennsylvania cyber…

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Taxpayer-Funded TikToks?

• Common Sense Weekly
• March 12, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Be sure to follow us on social media to…

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State Budget

Shapiro’s Taxpayer-Funded Vanity

• March 10, 2025

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants you to think he is a superhero. The governor released a new video, casting himself as a video-game fighter battling for Pennsylvanians against greed and…

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Exposing Shapiro’s Inflated Budget

• Common Sense Weekly
• March 6, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Be sure to follow us on social media to…

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