Education

Former PSEA Director Says Union Flip-Flopped on Charters

• Marc LeBlond
• October 29, 2019

“When I was at PSEA we embraced charter schools.” Those are surprising words from former PSEA Executive Director Carolyn Dumaresq. And they carry even more weight, given she was…

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Miss Virginia: How One Mom’s Fight Led to Opportunity for Thousands

• Marc LeBlond
• October 18, 2019

“MISS WALDEN!” The words of reproach thundered from the dais of a Congressional hearing room. But rather than shirk back at the rebuke from her congresswoman, Virginia Walden doubled down.

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A Quality Education for Harrisburg Kids

• Colleen Hroncich
• August 27, 2019

Gov. Wolf likes to talk about getting every child a quality education no matter their zip code. Speaker Mike Turzai just unveiled a plan that would turn that platitude into…

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Education

Kids Claim Victory in Pa. Budget

• Marc LeBlond
• July 2, 2019

Thanks to school choice heroes like Speaker Mike Turzai and Senator Mike Regan, Pennsylvania students will benefit from a $30 million increase in tax credit scholarships. The agreed upon…

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Education

Pennsylvania Kids Need School Choice Heroes

• Colleen Hroncich
• June 21, 2019

I must confess, my superhero education is lacking. Much to the chagrin of my children, I don’t know the difference between DC and Marvel or the characters in each universe.

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Champions for Pa. Students

• Marc LeBlond
• June 12, 2019

Yesterday the Senate took bold, swift action on behalf of Pennsylvania kids by passing HB 800—which would increase the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) K-12 tax credit scholarship cap by…

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Momentous School Choice Expansion Lands on Gov. Wolf’s Desk

• June 11, 2019

June 11, 2019, Harrisburg, Pa.—Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed HB 800, which would expand a hugely popular K-12 scholarship program, giving Governor Wolf the chance to provide a lifeline to…

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Education

Is School Choice the Black Choice?

• Marc LeBlond
• June 11, 2019

  Do you know that 49 percent of the kids who applied for tax credit scholarships in Pennsylvania were denied? Lenny McAllister Parents, educators, and education reformers…

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Thousands of Scholarship Applications Denied, Again

• Marc LeBlond
• June 6, 2019

Pennsylvania's tax credit scholarship programs, EITC (Education Improvement Tax Credit) and OSTC (Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit), have transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of students with a private education that…

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