Education

Doubling of Education Spending a Myth?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 27, 2012

From 1996-97 to 2010-11, Pennsylvania public school spending increased 93.4 percent, according to state Department of Education data. Yet Rep. James Roebuck says this increase is a…

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Education

Kids 5 Times as Likely to Suffer Violence at Pa.’s Worst Schools

  • June 26, 2012

Pennsylvania’s worst schools don’t just compromise our children’s education and future success – they compromise our children’s safety. Kids attending Pennsylvania’s worst academically performing public schools are more than…

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Education

2 Minutes Can Save Children

  • Priya Brannick
  • June 25, 2012

Meet Willie and Penny, two typical school students in Pennsylvania. Willie is a student from Philadelphia who attends one of the state’s worst violent, failing schools, where students are…

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Education

How Much Would School Choice Proposal Save?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 22, 2012

Reports from under the Capitol dome suggest an expansion of Pennsylvania’s successful Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) will be part…

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Education

Opportunity Scholarships for Pennsylvania

  • June 21, 2012

A new proposal (HB 2468) would expand the existing EITC program while adding an additional category of scholarship organizations. Under HB 2468, the EITC limit would increase from $75 million…

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Education

Spending Crisis Forces Mom to Surrender Child

  • Priya Brannick
  • June 15, 2012

If lawmakers were in any doubt about how dire Pennsylvania’s education crisis has become, they need only look to Harrisburg mother Taisha Bartow and her 5-year-old daughter, Alayaisha.

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Education

Lawmakers & Businesses Can Rescue Students Now

  • Priya Brannick
  • June 14, 2012

If lawmakers were in any doubt about how dire Pennsylvania's education crisis has become, they need only look to Harrisburg mother Taisha Bartow and her 5-year-old daughter, Alayaisha.

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