Education

My Unanswered Question for Governor Wolf

  • Marc LeBlond
  • November 26, 2019

Governor Wolf continues to use divisive rhetoric that places all the blame for Pennsylvania’s education woes on public charter schools. During his recent press conference at the Pennsylvania Association of…

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Public Union Democracy

Lawsuits by Trapped Union Members Piling Up

  • Jessica Barnett
  • April 2, 2019

Curtis Thompson loves his school, his district, and helping students succeed. He considers his job as an education aide for at-risk students in the Cumberland Valley School District “an opportunity to…

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Did Legislation in 2010 Fix the Pension Crisis?

  • May 8, 2013

This post originally ran in Commonwealth Foundation’s PolicyBlog. For more on pensions, see the timeline of the crisis, common myths vs. facts, and what your pension…

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Regulation

Why We Can’t Just “Let Act 120 Work”

  • May 6, 2013

In a guest post, State Rep. Glen Grell addresses the pension reform myth that Act 120 has fixed the pension crisis.  For more facts & myths, click here. The…

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Tax Shifts Considered

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 16, 2007

Both the Camp Hill School District and Cumberland Valley School District are considering shifting from property taxes to an income tax (PIT for Camp Hill and EIT for…

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