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Public Schools Increased Spending to $23,000 Per Student, Ballooned Reserves While Enrollment Declined
Harrisburg, Pa., May 15, 2025 — Pennsylvania school districts increased overall revenue collected in 2023–24 to $23,000 per student, while expanding general fund reserves to $7.4 billion, according to new…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on RGGI
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Senate Education Committee Approves Bipartisan PASS Scholarships, Offering Lifeline to Students in Need
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New Report: Gig-Workers Prefer Flexibility of Portable Benefits
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Former Pennsylvanians Voted with their Feet
Residents continued their exodus from Pennsylvania in 2014. The latest Census population estimates, released last month, show that Pennsylvania gained 5,913 in total population between July 2013 and July…
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Politics, Fiscal Issues Frame Pa. School-Aid Debate
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Letter: New natural gas tax is unfair to industry
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No, agriculture isn’t PA’s top industry
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OP-ED: Pennsylvanians deserve true fairness
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Film insiders worry about Western Pennsylvania losing role in industry
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Tom Wolf’s multi-million dollar conflict of interest (letter)
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Top 5 Articles of 2014
The votes (well, views) are in! Below we list the top 5 most popular articles on comfdnprod.wpengine.com in 2014. 5. Answering the Critics on Paycheck Protection There are plenty…
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OP-ED: Tom Wolf’s multi-million dollar conflict of interest
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The Best Numbers of 2014
It will come as no shock to you that we love numbers. As I look back at 2014, heading into our 27th year in operation, there are some numbers I…
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Super Six: Important ‘Wins’ for Taxpayers, Kids this Year
Policymakers made significant strides over the past legislative session to increase school choice, save taxpayers from waste and abuse in unemployment compensation, and protect students. While critical reforms remain, it’s…
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PSEA Admits Using Dues for Politics
The Pennsylvania State Education Association admitted using union members’ dues, via a “SuperPAC,” to fund an election mailer supporting Governor-Elect Wolf, following a public apology last month for the mailer’s…
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Top 5 Blog Posts of 2014
Which blog posts were the most popular in 2014? We count them down, as chosen by you, the reader. 5.) Video: Government Unions’ Political Power Cycle How do…
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Letter: New natural gas tax is unfair to industry
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SAT Scores by State 2014
Every year, the College Board releases its SAT Report on College & Career Readiness, which includes SAT data for individual states. We've organized this data into one convenient…
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Wolf should champion paycheck protection
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