Education
House Education Committee Votes to Cut Scholarships, Leaves 30,000 Students Stranded
Harrisburg, Pa., June 16, 2026 — Today, the Pennsylvania House Education Committee rushed passage of HB 2632 on a party line vote. The bill is an attack on students’ access to educational opportunities. The voting meeting was scheduled at the call of the chair, a move which bypasses the…
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Pennsylvania’s Best Education Idea Turns 25
Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. A quarter century ago, Pennsylvania quietly did something remarkable: created a scholarship program that gave low- and middle-income families an opportunity…
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Minimum Wage 2026
Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) numbers for 2025 show less than one percent of Pennsylvania workers (42,900) earn the minimum wage or…
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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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Pennsylvania’s Education Tax Credit Scholarships: How EITC Serves Children and Families In the Commonwealth | 2nd Edition
Key Findings Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) are state tax credit programs that provide over 100,000 students from low- to middle-income families access…
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Public Schools Funding Hits Nearly $24,000 Per Student While Achievement Declines
Harrisburg, Pa., May 11, 2026 — New data reveals funding for Pennsylvania’s public schools spiked to nearly $24,000 per student in the 2024–25 school year. In addition to record-high spending, school districts continue to hoard reserve funds, with an average of $4,649 held for every public-school student. …
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NY Governor Moves Toward Federal Scholarship Tax Credit as Shapiro Remains Undecided
Harrisburg, Pa., May 8, 2026 — Yesterday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed her intention to opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC). While Hochul has yet to formally submit her opt-in form to the IRS, New York would mark the thirtieth…
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No, Donors Aren’t “Profiting” from Tax-Credit Scholarship Programs
Special interest groups that profit off the status quo in education have repeatedly tried to smear Pennsylvania’s successful tax-credit scholarship programs as “tax shelters for the rich.” Critics claim that…
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Education Landscape in Pennsylvania
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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