The Truth About Court-Ordered Education Funding

• Common Sense Weekly
• December 13, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. We hope you have a great weekend! Pennsylvania Courts Never Ordered More Funding for…

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Education

Pennsylvania Courts Never Ordered More Funding for Public Schools

• Rachel Langan
• December 10, 2025

One of the best-kept secrets in Pennsylvania is the outcome of the 2023 Commonwealth Court ruling on public education funding. Myths and disinformation abound. But few are as pernicious as…

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Education

Shadow School Choice: How Public Education Spending Fails Special Needs Students

• December 9, 2025

Overview Despite year-after-year increases to special education funding, too often, students with special needs are left behind. The U.S. Department of Education guarantees a free appropriate…

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Shapiro’s Taxpayer-Funded Upgrades

• Common Sense Weekly
• December 6, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend! New records reveal details on the $1M in…

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Shapiro Lost His Own Shutdown

• Common Sense Weekly
• November 29, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend! Josh Shapiro Lost His Own Government Shutdown Commonwealth…

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Education

Setting the Table (for Students)

• November 25, 2025

Abundance defines Thanksgiving. Everything that makes this holiday special—the celebration of unity, the cultural tradition, the shared history—coalesces over a meal of plenty, with choices for all shapes and sizes…

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A Brighter Future for PA Energy?

• Common Sense Weekly
• November 22, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend and a happy Thanksgiving! Pennsylvania’s Future Looks Much…

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Josh Shapiro Lost His Own Government Shutdown

• Andrew Lewis, Megan Martin
• November 21, 2025

Originally published by The Wall Street Journal. Some herald Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as the future of the Democratic Party. But in a budget battle in his own…

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State Budget

The Highs and Lows of the New Pennsylvania Budget

• Andrew Lewis
• November 19, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. After a four-month impasse, Pennsylvania lawmakers finally delivered the 2025–26 state budget. The newly minted spending plan offers some meaningful policy victories,…

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