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Throngs of teachers gather at Phila. schools HQ to protest their contract cancellation

• October 17, 2014

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Philly SRC listens to anger for hours, after thousands protest contract cancellation

• October 17, 2014

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PFTFails.com is a campaign, not ‘astroturf counterprotest’, says think tank

• October 17, 2014

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3,000 at rally protest teachers’ contract cancellation

• October 17, 2014

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Thousands join street protest before raucous SRC meeting

• October 17, 2014

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Health Care

Audio: Healthcare Solutions Week—What Comes After Obamacare?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 16, 2014

Four years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, few think healthcare is more affordable. Premiums and out-of-pocket costs are rising, a new wave of Pennsylvanians are losing their…

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Schools to get $15M from teachers union benefit changes

• October 16, 2014

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Parents’ groups protest SRC at district offices

• October 16, 2014

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‘Dear America, We Give Our Schools Third-World Level Resources…With Love, Philadelphia XOXO’

• October 16, 2014

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Education

How the PFT Fails Philadelphia

• James Paul
• October 16, 2014

By standing in the way of tens of millions of new dollars for Philadelphia classrooms, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) has revealed its true identity—a self-interested,…

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Education

How PFT Fails Philadelphia Students, Teachers & the Poor

• October 16, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 PFT Leaders Use Students & Teachers as Pawns in a Political Game Leaders Block Millions of Dollars from the…

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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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