Fixing Questionable Union Spending, Practices

• May 24, 2013

Following teacher Mike Quinn’s e-mail explaining his perspective on how the Pennsylvania State Education Association and National Education Association spend members’ dues poorly, Free to Teach…

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Does Early Childhood Education Benefit Students?

• April 23, 2013

Gov. Corbett recently proposed an $11.4 million increase in the early childhood education budget, which means Pennsylvania could spend a total of $348.4 million on early…

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Public Union Democracy

Union Politics Hinder Prosperity

• Priya Brannick
• January 16, 2013

Businessman Jerry Shenk argues in today’s Harrisburg Patriot-News that tough economic realities forced lawmakers to reexamine union privileges in their traditional strongholds of Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana—and that Pennsylvania…

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Education

Busting Charter School Funding Myths

• Priya Brannick
• December 27, 2012

Charter schools are under fire again this month, following renewed criticism from Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner on how the schools spend and save their funding.

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Michigan made right call on right-to-work legislation

• December 26, 2012

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Public Union Democracy

Government Unions Tighten Squeeze

• Nathan Benefield
• December 17, 2012

Following the passage of Right to Work in Michigan, pundits are wondering about the prospects of similar reform here in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Inquirer correctly notes Right…

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Public Union Democracy

More Wolverine Lessons

• Nathan Benefield
• December 10, 2012

Friday, Charles commented on Michigan nearing passage of Right to Work, in line to become the 24th state where workers aren’t forced to pay fees to a union…

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Public Union Democracy

New York? Fuhgeddaboudit. Lansing!

• Charles Mitchell
• December 7, 2012

As I write this, most of Pennsylvania’s political glitterati has its mind on New York City, where the annual Pennsylvania Society gathering is underway. But my mind is on…

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Public Union Democracy

Election Lesson: Bring Wisconsin to Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• November 8, 2012

The Wall Street Journal today writes about “Big Labor’s Losses” in Tuesday’s election. This may seem hard for many Pennsylvanians to fathom, given the role government union bosses…

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