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Fewer Students, Bigger Budgets: The Public Education Paradox

  • July 31, 2026

American public schools are shrinking yet spending more than ever. Reason Magazine recently laid out a stark trend. Since 2019, nationwide public school enrollment has dropped…

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The Race to Rebuild: How Pa. Can Bounce Back After COVID-19

  • August 11, 2020

Pennsylvanians are facing some of the biggest challenges of their lifetimes. It is time for lawmakers to launch a race to rebuild Pennsylvania using the following policy solutions.

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Op-ed: 3 steps to ensure that Pa.’s private and Catholic school students can go back to class

  • Charles Mitchell
  • August 4, 2020

Considering there are 50,000 private school kids in the Philadelphia region, and 200,000 in Pennsylvania, the implications of children in private schools going back to public schools is staggering. Private schools save…

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