Education

A Tale of Two Philadelphia Schools

  • Rachel Langan
  • September 23, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal A seven-minute walk separates Kensington High School and Liguori Academy, two high schools serving the East Kensington neighborhood of northeast Philadelphia. Kensington and…

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Regulation

Harris’s Price Controls Ignore Basic Economics

  • Stephen Bloom
  • August 22, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal Vice President Kamala Harris wants to make groceries cheaper. However, her vague proposal to ban “price gouging” will have the opposite effect. Economists,…

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Education

Special Needs Students Thrive in Cyber Charters

  • Rachel Langan
  • July 23, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal Kris Hansen and her son Lucien are square pegs in a world full of round holes. If not for a cyber charter school,…

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Education

Education Needs More Choices—Not More Money

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 11, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal Gov. Josh Shapiro and his administration chide the Pennsylvania legislature for hoarding cash with spending sights aimed at draining the commonwealth’s $7 billion Rainy…

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Education

Democrats Want to Cut Funding for PA Special Needs Students

  • Rachel Langan
  • June 7, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal Pennsylvania Democrats are trying to cut funding for special needs students in Pennsylvania public schools. Now, brace yourself—the more you learn, the worse…

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Energy

Shapiro Energy Policy Is a Formula for Expensive Electricity

  • Gordon Tomb
  • May 7, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal Pennsylvania voters are increasingly concerned about rising energy costs. According to recent polling, 80 percent of Pennsylvanians say their utility bills have climbed…

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Education

Senate Higher Education Proposal is a Step in the Right Direction

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 25, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal A lot of bad plans on how to make higher education affordable exist. There is Gov. Josh Shapiro’s vague “blueprint,” which lacks…

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Energy

Shapiro’s Senseless Expansion of Alternative Energy

  • Gordon Tomb
  • March 26, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal In 2004, Pennsylvania implemented one of the most aggressive mandates to adopt wind and solar energy. At the time, less than 1 percent…

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Energy

A Federal Power Grid Would be Everyone’s Worst Nightmare

  • Gordon Tomb
  • January 12, 2024

Originally published at the Delaware Valley Journal When a cold snap in December 2022 caused widespread power outages, central planners eagerly called upon the federal government to play a…

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