Pennsylvania’s future is in the hands of the next generation. Parents and students—not activist agendas—should drive the Commonwealth’s education policy. While policymakers have been entrusted with ensuring the next generation receives a quality education, parents should be empowered to choose the quality education that meets their unique child’s needs. Charter schools and tax credit scholarships are integral pieces of school choice, but more reforms are needed to make school choice a reality for all Pennsylvania students.

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No Choice

  • Rachel Langan
  • February 6, 2025

Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer. In a recent Inquirer article, Donna Cooper, executive director of Children First, stated that “the overwhelming majority of parents choose public schools.”…

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Governor Shapiro’s 2025 Budget Proposal: An Extreme Spending Binge

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 4, 2025

Overview Gov. Josh Shapiro’s radical overspending exacerbates what is already a massive budget deficit. His plan imposes new taxes this year and will force extreme tax hikes on working families…

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S2: E10 Featuring Marc Magee CEO and Founder of 50CAN

  • David P. Hardy
  • December 5, 2024

In this episode of the School Choice Report, guest host Rachel Langan, Senior Policy Analyst at the Commonwealth Foundation, is joined by Marc Magee, CEO and Founder of 50CAN. Together,…

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Pennsylvania is Now the Bellwether on Democrats’ Future

  • Andrew Lewis
  • November 21, 2024

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The Keystone State was expected to be the bellwether on November 5th, and it didn’t disappoint. Not only did Donald Trump carry Pennsylvania …

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Pennsylvania Democrats have no mandate—except to compromise

  • Andrew Lewis
  • November 20, 2024

Originally published at The Patriot-News Pennsylvania Democrats took a bigger shellacking than most people realize. By now, everyone knows that Republicans cleaned up in federal races. Donald…

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The U.S. Department of Education against education

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 20, 2024

Originally published at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette More than half of students take at least one course online, and many take more. Because of overregulation from the U.S. Department of…

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How Republicans should change Washington

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 18, 2024

Originally published in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette With their recent victories, President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans received a new mandate to act. But what does this mandate entail? Hints…

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Philadelphia teachers — like their students — want educational choice

  • David P. Hardy
  • November 4, 2024

Originally published at Broad + Liberty Philadelphia schools recently adopted a new multimillion-dollar curriculum — and district teachers sound mad as hell about it. The School District of Philadelphia…

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Three things to watch as Pennsylvania votes

  • Andrew Lewis
  • November 1, 2024

Originally published at The Washington Examiner Pennsylvania may be the deciding state in the 2024 election. But what issues will decide whether former President Donald Trump or…

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Pa. Tax Credit Scholarships 101

  • October 24, 2024

Overview: Tax Credit Scholarship Programs Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) are state tax credit programs that provide students access to high-quality schools of…

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The kids are not all right

  • Guy Ciarrocchi
  • October 17, 2024

Originally published at Broad + Liberty Our children’s test scores are down. They haven’t even reached pre-Covid levels, which wasn’t anything to brag about then. And the students are…

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