Government Accountability

Op-ed: Memo to America’s Leaders: Your credibility dies in darkness

• Jennifer Stefano
• May 4, 2020

Americans have never put up with “don’t ask questions, just trust me” for long — especially in a crisis.

Commentary

Health Care

Breaking Down Barriers Following COVID-19

• Tirzah Duren
• May 1, 2020

COVID-19 has kept many Pennsylvanians from frequenting the neighborhood coffee shops, nail salons, or retailers they once took for granted. But that’s not the real tragedy—even after stay at home…

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Education

Emergency Education Scholarship Accounts

• Colleen Hroncich
• April 23, 2020

Educational impacts from COVID-19 will reverberate for years—particularly for students who are already struggling. Emergency ESAs can help stem learning losses and keep kids on a path to success.

Memo

Education

Pennsylvania Kids and Schools in Crisis: How to Save Them

• Marc LeBlond
• April 23, 2020

Pennsylvania private schools serve over 200,000 kids, many of them low- to middle-income. If private schools are forced to close, public schools will have enormous new costs as they try to…

Commentary

Health Care

Is it Easier to Be Tiger King Than Buy Booze in Pennsylvania?

• Tirzah Duren
• April 21, 2020

For Pennsylvanians, mixing up their favorite cocktail and following the adventures of an off-the-wall zoo owner named Joe Exotic might be easier said than done. State-run liquor stores shut down…

Commentary

Regulation

Op-Ed: Coronavirus Crackdown Exposes Failing Government Liquor Monopoly

• Andrew Abramczyk
• April 9, 2020

The state liquor monopoly, not the coronavirus, caused the present alcohol shortage. Now is the time to push for changes.

Commentary

Education

Op-Ed: With classes canceled for weeks, schools must embrace innovation

• Jennifer Stefano
• April 9, 2020

Now is the time for the Philadelphia School District to embrace innovation, creativity, and critical thinking.

Commentary

Education During Coronavirus

• April 9, 2020

Education is not what it was two months ago. From parents to politicians, everyone is grappling with how to keep kids lives and schooling just a bit normal. Our education…

Commentary

Criminal Justice Reform

How Pa. Can Keep Prisons and Communities Safe During Coronavirus

• April 6, 2020

Pennsylvania’s prisons and jails are particularly vulnerable to the quick spread of COVID-19. Here are several recommendations for mitigating the risk in our corrections system while protecting public safety.  …

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