Education
25 Years of Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)
Harrisburg, Pa., May 14, 2026 — Pennsylvania’s Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) turns 25 this year. Since its creation in 2001, the highly successful program has awarded more than 1 million scholarships in all 67 counties, according to a new…
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Students Trapped in Violent Schools Need an Escape
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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Dangerous Schools and the Democratic Governors Who Ignore Them
Originally published by The American Spectator. Blue-state governors are on high alert these days, fearing that President Donald Trump will send federal troops to address the…
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Pennsylvania Students Can’t Succeed if They Aren’t Safe
Originally published by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to federal and state law, the Keystone State owes parents of students attending dangerous schools the chance to transfer…
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New Report Finds Pennsylvania Violating Law, Endangering Students in Dangerous Schools
Harrisburg, Pa., August 5, 2025—The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is violating state and federal law around “persistently dangerous schools,” endangering the safety of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable students, and threatening…
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The Fake Champions of School Choice
The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted the ideological chasm dividing Democrats over a single issue: education. Matt Barnum of the Journal writes, …
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Shapiro Still Not Getting Stuff Done
Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Have you seen our recent social media videos?…
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Philadelphia public schools have an antisemitism problem — where does Shapiro stand?
Originally published at The Mercury An unsettling report dropped over the holiday break. The civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Education found that Jewish…
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Parents and children versus politicians and teachers unions
Originally published at Broad + Liberty Who is more important: children or the teachers union? Like college students cramming for finals, Harrisburg politicians are supposed to pass a budget…
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