Education

Senate Nixes Tax Credit Scholarship Expansion

• James Paul
• July 27, 2017

Late last night the Senate Appropriations Committee amended the Education Code, HB 178, without including an increase for Pennsylvania's popular tax credit scholarship programs. An earlier version of the…

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Education

Education Code Boosts Private Scholarships, Protects Excellent Teachers

• James Paul
• July 23, 2017

The state House recently passed SB 227, which serves as the education code for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Chris Comisac of Capitolwire.com (paywall) has details on the substance…

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Regulation

Rescuing Pennsylvania from Fiscal Shipwreck

• July 18, 2017

The state’s shaky fiscal position is no secret. Lawmakers continue to negotiate behind closed doors to eliminate the current deficit and pay for new spending in the $32…

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Education

Wolf Cost Pa. Kids 8,000+ Scholarships

• James Paul
• July 17, 2017

Scholarships awarded by Pennsylvania's tax credit programs plummeted by 8,404 in 2016, compared to the previous year. To put that number in context: 8,400 students would comprise the…

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Education

Policy Memo: Education Savings Accounts: Myths and Facts

• James Paul
• July 12, 2017

Education Savings Accounts help children grow, satisfy parents, and can improve the quality of education in Pennsylvania. This memo addresses falsehoods raised by opponents of parental choice in education.

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Criminal Justice Reform

Policy Memo: Principles for State Budget

• Nathan Benefield
• June 14, 2017

With the 2017 budget, lawmakers have an opportunity to double down on the idea of reinventing government and adopt meaningful reforms that will save taxpayers money, stimulate economic growth, and improve services…

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Education

Can ESAs Coexist with Tax Credit Scholarships? Absolutely

• James Paul
• May 19, 2017

As lawmakers move closer to introducing education savings accounts (ESAs) in Pennsylvania, some may wonder how ESAs would coexist with the commonwealth’s private scholarship programs, the Educational…

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Everything You Need to Know About the State Budget

• May 10, 2017

The Good Spends less than Gov. Wolf’s proposal. The $33.3 billion budget Gov. Wolf outlined was never seriously considered, given how far it was outside the realm of political possibility.

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Everything You Need to Know About the State Budget

• May 10, 2017

The Good Spends less than Gov. Wolf’s proposal. The $33.3 billion budget Gov. Wolf outlined was never seriously considered, given how far it was outside the realm of political possibility.

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