Southern States Shatter the Myth of “Underfunded” Public Schools

• Elizabeth Stelle, Rachel Langan
• March 5, 2026

Originally published by Broad + Liberty. Pennsylvania has a lot to learn about public education. And states like Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana offer this important lesson:…

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Students Trapped in Violent Schools Need an Escape

• Megan Martin
• October 15, 2025

Originally published by Broad + Liberty. Violence terrorized students at Carrick High School in Pittsburgh. A student armed with a knife stabbed three other students—two of them…

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Rethinking School District Reserve Funds as Students Return to Class

• Rachel Langan
• August 25, 2025

Pennsylvania must focus on funding students. Overview After years of property tax hikes and significant increases in state funding, Pennsylvania school districts ended the 2023–24 school year with more than…

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Op-Ed: Pennsylvania students are suffering from the state’s ‘epic fail’ on pandemic schooling

• Kevin Mooney
• January 26, 2021

For now, many Pennsylvania school districts have settled on a “hybrid” approach wherein students attend school for two days but then learn remotely for the other three days. In households…

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New Report Card on American Education

• Nathan Benefield
• September 3, 2010

ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, today released their latest Report Card on American Education. The annual report looks at both student performance and inputs into the education system, evaluating…

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Report Card on American Education: A State-by-State Analysis

• Nathan Benefield
• February 23, 2009

The American Legislative Exchange Council has released their annual Report Card on American Education. The report is filled with education data – spending, inputs, academic performance – with a…

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