Education

Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Myths and Facts

• July 27, 2026

Summary Beginning in 2027, the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) will provide tax credit scholarships to K–12 students living in states that opt in to the…

Fact Sheet

Education

Tax Credit Scholarship Myths and Facts

• July 13, 2026

Summary Pennsylvania’s tax credit scholarship programs, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC), provide more than 100,000 scholarships annually to low- and middle-income K–12…

Fact Sheet

State Budget

Inside Pennsylvania’s Budget Battle [PODCAST]

• Andrew Lewis
• July 7, 2026

What really happens behind closed doors during Pennsylvania’s budget negotiations? Andrew Lewis sits down with former Pennsylvania Senate Secretary-Parliamentarian Megan Martin (now the Commonwealth Foundation’s chief operating officer and…

Blog

2026 State of Education Spending in Pennsylvania

• June 25, 2026

Overview Demographic trends, most notably declining enrollments, have led to empty school buildings that are costly to operate, forcing considerations on…

Backgrounder

State Budget

Balancing the 2026 State Budget

• June 12, 2026

Controlling and Prioritizing Spending Can Help Balance the Budget Summary Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2026–27 budget proposal spends $3.2 billion more than last year and drains the Rainy-Day Fund, increasing the…

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Education

Education Landscape in Pennsylvania

• May 6, 2026

Overview There are approximately two million school-age children in the commonwealth. Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) 2025–26 enrollment reports show 73.5 percent attend their assigned district…

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Education

Pennsylvania Students Will Thrive With Educational Choice

• Stephen Bloom
• January 23, 2026

Testimony of Stephen Bloom, Vice PresidentCommonwealth FoundationPennsylvania House Republican Policy CommitteeHearing on Educational Choice in the CommonwealthJanuary 23, 2026 Chairman Rowe and members of the committee: Thank you for…

Testimony

Education

Pennsylvania School Funding Reaches $23,000 per Student in 2024

• May 15, 2025

Pennsylvania Public School Spending is Growing Public school spending reaches historic levels year after year. Pennsylvania public school revenue per student increased to $23,061 in the 2023-24 school year, up…

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Education

Pennsylvania Education Myths

• March 5, 2025

Summary Conversations about education in Pennsylvania are fraught with myths, including the notions that Pennsylvania public schools remain underfunded, nonpublic options and school choice programs lack accountability, private schools only…

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