Staff

School Choice: Diverse Options for Diverse Families

• January 31, 2019

Finding the right school can be a long journey. Education choice is the road that gets families to the destination: student achievement.

Commentary

School Choice: Diverse Options for Diverse Families

• Colleen Hroncich
• January 31, 2019

Finding the right school can be a long journey. Education choice is the road that gets families to the destination: student achievement.

Commentary

Opportunity Denied

• January 31, 2019

Over 50,000 families are turned away from Pennsylvania's vital EITC program each year. Lawmakers should raise the caps on business donations to meet student demand.

Commentary

Opportunity Denied

• Marc LeBlond
• January 31, 2019

Over 50,000 families are turned away from Pennsylvania's vital EITC program each year. Lawmakers should raise the caps on business donations to meet student demand.

Commentary

EITC Will Spark the Next Scientific Revolution in PA

• January 31, 2019

The S.P.A.R.K.S. Foundation is a non-profit Educational Improvement Organization that helps students excel in science through hands-on educational experiences.

Commentary

EITC Will Spark the Next Scientific Revolution in PA

• January 31, 2019

The S.P.A.R.K.S. Foundation is a non-profit Educational Improvement Organization that helps students excel in science through hands-on educational experiences.

Commentary

Union Blocks Private Grant to Disadvantaged Neighborhood School

• January 31, 2019

When a private organization wants to invest in success with a grant for scientific education, why is a union--another private organization--allowed to interfere?…

Commentary

Union Blocks Private Grant to Disadvantaged Neighborhood School

• Matthew Brouillette
• January 31, 2019

When a private organization wants to invest in success with a grant for scientific education, why is a union--another private organization--allowed to interfere?…

Commentary

Education

Kids Deserve Fair Funding and Choice

• Marc LeBlond
• January 30, 2019

On Jan 23, 2019, Rep. Chris Rabb hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on 100 percent Fair School Funding. Rep. Rabb graciously invited CF to participate. Below are Marc…

Media

State Budget

Five Ways to Promote Prosperity & Grow the Economy

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 30, 2019

Revenue collections are $400 million above projections. Next year’s budget should be easy to balance. Instead, lawmakers are looking at a projected $1.7 billion deficit. Why? Pennsylvania continues…

Memo

Remembering Yvonne Morgan

• Charles Mitchell
• January 28, 2019

I have been blessed with some amazing moms in my life, and Yvonne Morgan—my “BUCC Mom”—was one of them. …

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Pa. Union Members Sue for the Right to Resign

• Jessica Barnett
• January 25, 2019

No organization should be able to force workers to remain members. Sadly, that’s the reality for thousands of Pennsylvania public sector workers. While the Supreme Court decision in Janus v.

Media

Education

School Choice: Stuck in the Middle (Class)

• Colleen Hroncich
• January 24, 2019

“I fear we’ve become a school for the haves and the have-nots,” one private school leader in Florida worried. What’s happened to those in between? The wealthy can afford to…

Media

School Choice in Action: Gesu School

• January 24, 2019

Commentary

School Choice in Action: Gesu School

• Marc LeBlond
• January 24, 2019

Commentary

Education

Michael Scott Wasn’t the Only Bad Manager in Scranton

• January 23, 2019

It’s been five years since the television show The Office ended, and Scranton is making headlines again. No, not because Michael Scott had an insensitive diversity training, nor because Ryan…

Media

Poll: Support for School Choice Rises, Crosses Partisan & Racial Divide

• January 22, 2019

Two-thirds of likely 2020 voters support school choice policies, according to a nationwide survey released by the American Federation for Children in partnership with the left-leaning polling firm Beck…

Press Release

Criminal Justice Reform

Pennsylvania State Budget Trends

• Nathan Benefield
• January 22, 2019

On February 5, Governor Wolf will lay out his proposal for the 2019-20 state budget. Here are some key facts on spending trends, last year’s enacted budget, and challenges going…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

College Kids Don’t Need Incentive to Learn About Beer

• January 22, 2019

Anyone hoping to enjoy a cold drink from their favorite brewery this summer should prepare to spend a little more. Beginning July 1, a 6 percent tax will be…

Media

Regulation

How Big is the Pa. State Budget? 17 Million Yoga Rooms

• Nathan Benefield
• January 22, 2019

Much has been made about a yoga and meditation room in the state Capitol—costing taxpayers about $5,000 to furnish. With an annual state budget that could pay for…

Media

Criminal Justice Reform

Today’s Opportunities in the Spirit of King

• Lenny McAllister
• January 21, 2019

It’s been a shame that we’ve collectively spent so much time this month talking about the wrong King (Rep. Steve King) and views that harken back to our worst…

Media