Education

Expand Educational Choice with Tax Credit Scholarships

• Nathan Benefield
• April 8, 2019

In 2016-17, the most recent year with scholarship data available, 52,857 K-12 scholarship applications were denied—52 percent of all K-12 applications. Businesses have applied for $180 million in EITC and…

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Education

New Workforce Skills Won’t Come from an Outdated Education System

• April 2, 2019

In his budget address earlier this year, Gov. Wolf cited “workforce concerns” as the reason Amazon rejected Philadelphia for its new headquarters—despite Pennsylvania offering a $4.6 billion dollar…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Milwaukee Study: School Choice Linked to Fewer Broken Families, Convictions

• Marc LeBlond
• March 15, 2019

Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Public Welfare Helen O’Bannon once lamented “the family breaking up” as the root cause of an “untrained, unskilled” workforce, which increases “single, female heads of…

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Education

Philadelphia Parents Rally for Opportunity Scholarships

• Marc LeBlond
• March 5, 2019

Last week, Philadelphia parents and community leaders gathered in support of the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) program. The event was sponsored by Educational Opportunities for Families (EOF) and…

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Education

Five Reasons Families Demand Opportunity Scholarships

• Marc LeBlond
• February 25, 2019

Last week Senator Mike Regan introduced legislation to expand Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs. The reason is simple. Tax credit scholarships…

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A New Legislative Solution for Pennsylvania’s Opportunity Gap

• Marc LeBlond
• February 15, 2019

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs have offered lifelines to hundreds of thousands of low to moderate-income Pennsylvania students. Yet many thousands more…

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Education

A Better Tool for Student Opportunity

• Colleen Hroncich
• February 12, 2019

As the 2019 legislative session begins, lawmakers need to look beyond talking points and get to the root of problems with education. As Pennsylvania illustrates, more money does not guarantee…

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Education

How to Make Schools Safer

• February 8, 2019

On January 17, students drew blood at John Harris High School in Harrisburg. Over 30 students fought in the cafeteria during lunch. By the fight’s end kids needed medical…

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Tax Credit Scholarships Are Worth Their Salt

• Colleen Hroncich
• February 6, 2019

The Treasury Department recently clarified that businesses contributions to tax credit scholarships are still fully deductible. This is good news for the EITC and OSTC programs—and the students they serve.

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