Media

Second time’s the charm? W-B Area joins renewed funding fight

• June 12, 2014

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Decisions in early 2000s created pension woes for Penn-Trafford schools

• June 12, 2014

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Education

A Fair Funding Formula: School Choice

• Jessica Barnett
• June 12, 2014

Although it doesn’t fit the popular narrative of cash-starved school districts, spending on education is at an all-time high. The Pennsylvania Department of Education budget reached $11.2 billion in FY…

Media

Public Union Democracy

The Government Union Billion Dollar Tax Hike

• Nathan Benefield
• June 11, 2014

In 2012, Americans paid more in taxes than they did for food, clothing and shelter combined. In Pennsylvania, residents labor under the 10th highest tax burden in the…

Media

Education

Students Win over Seniority Laws

• Nathan Benefield
• June 11, 2014

Big news out of California, where a state judge struck down that state’s teacher seniority and tenure laws. The lawsuit was filed by 9 students who believed that…

Media

Different rules for unions

• June 11, 2014

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My Obamacare Agony

• June 10, 2014

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Education

An Inconvenient Truth: School Spending & Revenue at All-Time Highs

• June 10, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Contrary to Cries of Desperation, District Revenue & Spending are at All-Time Highs Spending on Salaries Dwarfed by Pension Costs…

Press Release

Survey of school districts says property taxes likely to keep rising

• June 9, 2014

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LETTER: Check the facts about teachers’ union dues

• June 9, 2014

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John K. Manna: Lagging revenues create budget woes

• June 9, 2014

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Paycheck protection measure is a matter of principle

• June 8, 2014

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Public Union Democracy

CF, Teachers & Taxpayers Speak Up for Paycheck Protection

• June 6, 2014

CF President Matt Brouillette, Keith Williams and Kristi Lacroix—two public school teachers—along with a host of good government and business groups testified yesterday before a House committee in favor of…

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Public Union Democracy

Union Leaders Lie to Lawmakers

• Nathan Benefield
• June 6, 2014

While public school teachers, taxpayer advocates and business leaders supporting paycheck protection answered pointed questions yesterday from lawmakers, government union executives refused to attend the House…

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Public Union Democracy

Union Executives Refuse to Answer Lawmakers’ Questions

• June 6, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-6971-1901  Union Executives Refuse to Answer Lawmakers’ Questions Provides Deceptive Testimony June 6, 2014, Philadelphia, Pa – While public…

Press Release

Claiming principle, Pa. lawmakers clash over $100 expense

• June 6, 2014

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Public Union Democracy

Paycheck Protection Hits the Airwaves

• June 5, 2014

What would you do if the government spent your tax dollars to promote politics you disagreed with? In Pennsylvania, that’s exactly what’s happening, and it is the subject of our…

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Public Union Democracy

Paycheck Protection Supporters Rally at the Capitol

• June 5, 2014

Yesterday, hundreds of concerned citizens packed the Capitol rotunda to voice their support for paycheck protection legislation. Watch TV reports from ABC27 and CBS21 to see the impressive…

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Public Union Democracy

The Case for Paycheck Protection

• Matthew Brouillette
• June 5, 2014

Thank you Chairman Metcalfe and members of the committee for the opportunity to testify on the policy question of whether or not Pennsylvania should continue to allow one special interest…

Testimony

CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS TO PA LEGISLATURE: STOP USING PUBLIC FUNDS ON UNION POLITICAL AGENDAS

• June 5, 2014

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Education

Political Fairness Issue Goes Before Lawmakers

• June 5, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Legal Loophole Exploits Taxpayers & Union Members for Politics Paycheck Protection Promises to Restore Fairness & Accountability June 5,…

Press Release