Education

Poll: Voters Want Broader School Choice

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 14, 2011

A new poll by Pulse Opinion Research, commissioned by Unite PA and the Independence Town Hall Tea Party Association, offers interesting information on public opinion on school choice.

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WIFM: What’s In It for Me?

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • November 7, 2011

"What's in it for me?"  Legislators will ask that question from time to time when they don't see the direct political benefit in voting for something controversial.  Recently, as Gov.

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WIFM? All the Difference in the World

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • October 25, 2011

As Gov. Corbett and the General Assembly consider a package of education reform bills, some legislators are asking “What’s in it for me?”  The WIFM question isn’t necessarily selfish or…

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School Choice Saves Kids, Taxpayers $4 Billion

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 19, 2011

Critics of expanding school choice in Pennsylvania often claim it will “cost too much” or drain precious resources. But in fact, school choice already saves Pennsylvania taxpayers more than $4…

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Green Light More Education Tax Credits

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • August 24, 2011

Would you ever give a green light or a hard-earned nickel to a business model that showed it was going to hire more staff to service fewer customers by doubling…

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A Decade of Success: Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit

  • August 17, 2011

The EITC creates partnerships between parents, businesses, and scholarship organizations. These partnerships allow funding to follow students, giving children and their families choices of schools that best fit their needs.

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PA House Passes Expansion of Scholarship Tax Credit

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 10, 2011

The Pennsylvania House today passed, on a 190-7 vote, HB 1330, which would expand the amount of tax credits available through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), and increase income…

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Union Think Tank Continues Assault on School Choice

  • Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
  • April 18, 2011

The union-backed Keystone Research Center (KRC) released a so-called study of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC).  Not surprisingly, this study is an attack against tax credits for private…

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School Choice Bill Introduced in PA House

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 18, 2011

While the debate over SB 1 continues over in the Pennsylvania Senate, Rep. Tom Quigley has introduced HB 1330 in the other chamber. HB 1330 would expand the Educational…

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