Education

Pennsylvania Education Spending Trends

• James Paul
• February 8, 2016

Pennsylvania school districts spent $26.1 billion in 2013-14, an all-time high, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This represents a $600 million increase from 2012-13.

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

• March 20, 2015

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Education-Industrial Complex Strikes Again

• James Paul
• March 16, 2015

Much has been made of recent comments from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan regarding school funding in Pennsylvania. According to Duncan, Pennsylvania's families are “being shortchanged when…

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College Just Got Cheaper, for Government Workers

• March 31, 2010

When the Obama Administration couldn’t get the Student Loan Overhaul through the Senate last year, they created a scheme to tacking it onto the unrelated healthcare bill. This bill…

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Some Perspectives on Obama’s 100 Days

• Nathan Benefield
• April 29, 2009

Reason Magazine sums up the “change” of the Obama administration:  On the economy, and specifically on the economic crisis, Obama came to office promising a…

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