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Public Union Democracy

Yesterday’s Paycheck Protection Vote

• Matthew Brouillette
• October 16, 2014

Thanks to your voices, yesterday afternoon the state Senate suddenly voted on an aspect of “paycheck protection.” Senator Scott Wagner proposed an amendment yesterday that would end the taxpayer-funded collection…

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Education

How PFT Fails Phila. Students & Teachers Revealed at Union Rally Tomorrow

• October 15, 2014

PFT’s Failings Highlighted at Union Rally Tomorrow Union Leaders Playing Politics with Children’s Futures At tomorrow’s union rally in Philadelphia, Commonwealth Foundation will be distributing informational fliers to…

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Education

York Schools Can Send a Lifeline to Kids

• Nathan Benefield
• October 15, 2014

The York City school board is considering an intriguing proposal to turn over some of its schools to a charter operator to compete with the remaining city schools (if the…

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Report shows PA school district’s troubles as partial charter takeover considered

• October 15, 2014

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Corbett wants to talk taxes, and Wolf is sticking to his talking points

• October 14, 2014

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Will Pat Browne Go Down With The Ship?

• October 14, 2014

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Pennsylvania’s legislative term rolls toward closure with a focus on the achievable

• October 14, 2014

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York City School District ranked next-to-last in state

• October 14, 2014

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Health Care

Obamacare’s Broken Promises Leave Pennsylvanians Looking for Solutions

• October 14, 2014

Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Obamacare’s Broken Promises Leave Pennsylvanians Looking for Solutions Healthcare Solutions Week Highlights Genuine Fixes Last year’s disastrous Obamacare rollout had serious consequences. Here…

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Education

York Schools Rank 499th of 500 in Achievement, Change is Overdue

• October 13, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 York School District’s Student Achievement still at Rock Bottom Despite  Funding Increases   Spends $656 more per Student than…

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Tom Wolf’s ‘Fresh Start’: Vague & stale

• October 13, 2014

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Rendell cut funding for education, not Corbett

• October 10, 2014

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Scholarships offer lifeline to Pa. students

• October 10, 2014

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Letter: School funding needs fresh ideas

• October 10, 2014

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Taxes & Economy

How Would Tom Wolf’s Tax Plan Impact You?

• October 9, 2014

Yesterday, we released an analysis of the impact of Tom Wolf’s education spending and tax proposals, finding Pennsylvania’s income tax rate would have to increase by more than…

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Health Care

Access to Care Still a Burden to Bear

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 8, 2014

Need to see a dermatologist in Philadelphia? If you are on Medicaid you’ll have to wait a staggering 49 days, according to recent Merritt Hawkins survey. This is no…

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Philadelphia teachers will soon pay for their own health care

• October 8, 2014

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Next Pennsylvania governor faces financial mess

• October 8, 2014

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Education

Analysis: Wolf’s “Fresh Start” Plan Requires Huge Tax Increases

• October 8, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Wolf’s $4.6 Billion in New Education Spending Would Require Doubling State Income Tax Analysis Reveals PA Families Face…

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Education

PFT/AFT: Politics Before Health Care

• Matthew Brouillette
• October 7, 2014

The recent decision by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC) to cancel the school district’s contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT)—and require teachers to pay up to 13…

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Regulation

How Much are Pension Costs Affecting Schools?

• Nathan Benefield
• October 7, 2014

My colleague Katrina has an op-ed in The Patriot-News today explaining the gravity of the state pension crisis and why action needs to happen now. As Katrina points out,…

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