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Weighing the Pennsylvania pension debt

• March 30, 2015

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OP-ED: Pension politics put taxpayers at risk

• March 30, 2015

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Crunching Wolf’s budget numbers: Who benefits locally?

• March 27, 2015

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Education

Audio: Real Solutions for Struggling Schools

• Jonathan Reginella
• March 26, 2015

What are some solutions to fixing the environment in failing school districts? Providing families with the flexibility in choosing where their children go to school, rewarding the best—not…

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Education

More Evidence: Charter Schools Thrive in Philadelphia

• James Paul
• March 26, 2015

There’s a reason why Philadelphia families endure charter school lotteries in which less than two percent of 5,000 applicants win seats. These schools are producing terrific results…

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Open contract negotiations: Let the sunshine in

• March 25, 2015

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Education

Changing the Culture at H.R. Edmunds

• James Paul
• March 25, 2015

The first Winter Concert was the turning point. That’s when students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts & Sciences—formerly known as H.R. Edmunds—began believing in themselves.   “Our kids…

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State Budget

Wolf’s Unfair Tax Shift

• Nathan Benefield
• March 24, 2015

School districts that receive the most in state funding today would also be the biggest winners under Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal for property tax rebates. Gov. Wolf’s proposed tax shift fails…

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Government Accountability

Taxpayers Deserve A Transparent Government

• March 24, 2015

Did you know the Wolf administration is in the process of negotiating contracts with some of the governor’s biggest campaign contributors? It’s true. Government unions gave more than $2.6 million…

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Philadelphia Mayor Proposes Property Tax Hike to Fund Schools

• March 24, 2015

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York City Schools more violent than Philadelphia School District

• March 24, 2015

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State Budget

Video: Debating Gov. Wolf?s Costly Budget

• Jonathan Reginella
• March 23, 2015

Last week, CF President & CEO Matthew Brouillette appeared on PCN’s Call-In Program with Steve Herzenberg, the Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center, to discuss Gov. Wolf’s costly…

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The Good News, microbrews and U2 – The Commonwealth Foundation’s Matt Brouilette cleans up The Sunday Desktop

• March 23, 2015

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Pennsylvania lawmakers push for open public-sector union bargaining

• March 23, 2015

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Is Pennsylvania ready to boost higher education spending?

• March 23, 2015

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Fun with funds: Pennsylvania’s $78B budget problem

• March 23, 2015

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Critic of pension reform is the one who is ‘striking out’: PennLive letters

• March 23, 2015

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Health Care

Five Years After Obamacare Charity Care Demand Soars

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 23, 2015

Five years later, the promises of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ring hollow for too many Pennsylvanians. The law’s numerous mandates and regulations continue to drive up the cost of…

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Total cost of Pennsylvania’s proposed budget: $78.6 billion

• March 20, 2015

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Letter to the Editor: Pa. pension mess needs 401(k)-style fix

• March 20, 2015

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Arne Duncan’s comments on Pennsylvania school funding ‘misleading’

• March 20, 2015

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