Education

The True Beneficiaries of Education Subsidies

• Nathan Benefield
• June 21, 2010

Gov. Rendell's budget once again demands significant increases in public school spending. Ostensibly, these increases are "for the children," but a close examination of education spending and policy proposals reveals…

Commentary

Education

Celebrating School Choice

• Nathan Benefield
• May 5, 2010

Yesterday the REACH Alliance held the 9th annual birthday party for Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit – see story here – in which hundreds of students and parents showed…

Media

Education

Is Choice Harming Public Schools?

• Nathan Benefield
• April 2, 2010

The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a story this week about the number of students (314,000 over nine years) served by Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC provides tax…

Media

Education

Operation Restore Launched to Preserve School Choice in PA

• Nathan Benefield
• March 31, 2010

The REACH Alliance launched Operation Restore, a campaign to restore the funding for Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program to $75 million. The EITC, which before…

Media

Pennsylvania’s EITC Highlighted in School Choice Yearbook

• March 8, 2010

PA was among those states in which educational opportunity was jeopardized, according to Alliance for School Choice’s yearbook for 2009-10. The report indicates that 2009 brought setbacks, particularly…

Media

Six Opportunities for Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• February 3, 2010

Once upon a time, "Keystone State" represented more than just a nickname, as Pennsylvania was central to America's economy. Over the past several decades, however, our importance has diminished. Our…

Commentary

Education

The ABC’s of School Choice

• December 10, 2009

The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, a renowned advocate for school choice programs, recently published their 2009-10 edition of “The ABC’s of School Choice” in which they highlight…

Media

Education

Costing-Out the Price of Education

• Nathan Benefield
• December 9, 2009

Testimony of Nathan A. Benefield, Director of Policy Research, Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives to the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee December 8, 2009 Thank you, Sen. Piccola and…

Testimony

Education

State Report on PA’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit

• Nathan Benefield
• December 8, 2009

The Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee put out a preliminary report on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) a few months ago, but the report has been sitting…

Media