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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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Health Care

When the Poorest Fall Through

• Priya Brannick
• October 6, 2014

On a Friday near noon, on the top floor of Christ Lutheran Church, John Kiessling has patients occupying both chairs at his charity dental clinic.  He buzzes from one to…

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How Much Do We Spend On Education?

• October 6, 2014

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As lawmakers return, the stakes are too high to play politics with pensions: Katrina Anderson

• October 6, 2014

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Education

Lawmakers Vote Today – Educate Students at a Fraction of the Cost

• October 6, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Scholarship Programs Already Saved School Districts Nearly a Billion Dollars EITC and OSTC Save Money While Improving Education Outcomes…

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Teachers Sue Union for Censoring Charitable Donations

• October 6, 2014

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Immunizing Pennsylvania taxpayers

• October 6, 2014

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Education

Union-Backed Report Rife with Hypocrisy

• James Paul
• October 3, 2014

Three union-affiliated groups released a report alleging that Pennsylvania charter schools defrauded taxpayers to the tune of $30 million since 1997. Predictably, this story has been greeted…

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Schoolyard Fight: Corbett, Wolf spar over the governor’s history of education funding

• October 3, 2014

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Nathan Benefield: How to immunize Pa. taxpayers from chronic overspending

• October 3, 2014

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Pennsylvania Decision to Expand Medicaid Could Prove Costly

• October 3, 2014

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Barrar takes aim for 10th term

• October 3, 2014

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Regulation

Unpopular Attempt to Undo Uber

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 2, 2014

Last week two Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC) administrative law judges recommended against legalizing the popular transportation service Uber in Allegheny County. The reason? The company, “is not committed to…

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State’s Medicaid expansion, Healthy PA, to begin enrollment

• October 1, 2014

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Education

School Funding Doublespeak

• James Paul
• September 30, 2014

How can school funding be “slashed” yet “technically rise”? Take a look at this excerpt from a recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, (emphasis mine): Education funding to…

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Proud

• Matthew Brouillette
• September 29, 2014

You may have heard about a nationwide Great Communicators Tournament in which SIX of our team members were semi-finalists. Well, I’m proud to announce that—out of hundreds of participants—our…

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Regulation

Audio: Is There Really a Public Pension Crisis?

• September 29, 2014

Short answer: Yes! But some—like government union leaders—deny that anything needs to be done or that there’s a crisis at all. The truth is, the consequences of inaction…

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