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Education

Audio: Could Charter Conversion be in York City’s Future?

• December 10, 2014

York City School District—financially distressed and second-to-last in the state in student achievement—may be in for some much-needed change in the coming weeks. After two years of…

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Change is definitely coming to the governor’s mansion. But what will it look like?

• December 10, 2014

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Teachers’ Unions: The common roadblock to reform

• December 10, 2014

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They’re Complaining Because We’re Convincing

• Charles Mitchell
• December 9, 2014

This morning’s Harrisburg Patriot-News includes an item that gives unfortunate credence to tired and lame allegations made by critics who are upset with CF’s effectiveness about our research…

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Education

More Choice on the way to Philadelphia?

• James Paul
• December 9, 2014

Tens of thousands of Philadelphia students languishing on charter waiting lists have reason to hope. For the first time in seven years, the School…

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Raising taxes is the wrong way to fix Pa.’s financial problem: PennLive letters

• December 9, 2014

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Supt. Chain reflects on his years with Fairfield in Adams County

• December 9, 2014

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Local districts short-changed by state (YDR opinion)

• December 9, 2014

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Filling that $2 billion hole leaves no room for political games: Editorial

• December 8, 2014

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State Budget

Spending Restraint, Reform Needed to Balance Budget

• Elizabeth Stelle
• December 5, 2014

With an estimated $2 billion “planning deficit” announced this week, one might believe crafting a balanced budget that doesn’t raise taxes is impossible. Yet earlier this year, we…

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Roadblock to reform: Unions condemn schools to inferiority

• December 5, 2014

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Listening tour on school funding gets earful on ‘hold harmless’

• December 5, 2014

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Education

School Funding Reform & Weighted Student Funding

• James Paul, Nathan Benefield
• December 4, 2014

Thank you for the opportunity to offer testimony to this commission on the important topic of reforming how we distribute state funding for education. Our written testimony will focus on…

Testimony

Education

In Education Debate, Let’s Fund Students not Districts

• December 4, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 In Education Debate, Let’s Fund Students not Districts Current System Favors Shrinking Districts at Growing Districts' Expense December 4,…

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Taxes & Economy

PA Ranks 27th in Economic Freedom, Lawmakers Can Make a Difference

• December 3, 2014

Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 PA Ranks a Mediocre 27th in Economic Freedom, Lawmakers Can Make a Difference New Report Shows Expanding Economic Freedom Could Boost Incomes by Thousands…

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Taxes & Economy

Economic Freedom Key to a Prosperous Pennsylvania

• Elizabeth Stelle
• December 2, 2014

Pennsylvania is the 27th freest state in America according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom of North America report, which is hardly news to be celebrating. States were…

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How suburbanites can help the city with its budget issues (letter)

• December 2, 2014

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Government blamed for income inequality

• December 2, 2014

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Healthy PA’s days may be numbered

• December 2, 2014

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OP-ED: Why Corbett missed the national wave

• December 1, 2014

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Laurel Mountain supporters hopeful but cautious of ski resort’s reopening

• December 1, 2014

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