Education

Revamp Charter School Laws To Increase School Choice

  • December 14, 2009

Pennsylvania came in 11th among 40 states in the annual ranking of state charter school laws by the Center for Education Reform. While the Commonwealth has been better in…

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Education

New Higher Ed Proposals are More of the Same Failed Policies

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 14, 2009

Gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato has proposed a series of higher education policies aimed at increasing the amount of college grads by 6% in 4 years and improving affordability. All…

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Government Accountability

Talking Constitutional Convention

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 13, 2009

Tim Potts talks about a Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention with Ron Morris on Pittsburgh Business Radio.

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Government Accountability

CF Around the Blogs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 13, 2009

Here are some of the recent blogs mentioning or citing the Commonwealth Foundation: Students for Liberty comments on our back-and-forth with Gov. Rendell on education spending and performance and…

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Government Accountability

Pennsylvania Governor Candidates Speak at PASociety

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 12, 2009

If you didn’t make it to the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association event at PA Society this weekend, Matt Brouillette has a good summary of what the candidates for Pennsylvania governor,…

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Taxes & Economy

We Don’t Need No Stinking Jobs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 11, 2009

Don Boudreaux has an outstanding op-ed explaining the futility, and the misnomer, of “creating jobs” Jobs are not scarce. They never have been. They’re all around us. There…

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Education

Higher Taxes and Tuition Coming for PA College Students

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 11, 2009

The Tribune Review reports Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is continuing to threaten a tax on tuition, attempting to use a jedi mind trick to persuade universities to cough up…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania Pension Managers Note Looming Crisis

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 10, 2009

The Post-Gazette features an article on the upcoming cost increases to Pennsylvania school districts and the state for pensions in the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS). The article…

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Education

The ABC’s of School Choice

  • December 10, 2009

The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, a renowned advocate for school choice programs, recently published their 2009-10 edition of “The ABC’s of School Choice” in which they highlight…

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