Education

A Pennsylvania School Report Card

• August 21, 2008

Politicians and school officials frequently point to student performance  on state tests as a primary measure of the quality of public education.  According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the…

Fact Sheet

Education

Money, Money, Money

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 21, 2008

Teachers in Scranton are striking for more money Mid Valley school district officials are being criticized for spending too much money PHEAA is under scrutiny for recklessly…

Media

Education

Less than 60% of black males graduate in PA

• Nathan Benefield
• July 31, 2008

The Schott Foundation has a new report out on black male graduation rates – in public schools – and the gap between black and white performance. In PA,…

Media

Education

Preschool Study: No Evidence of Lasting Benefits

• Nathan Benefield
• July 9, 2008

Adam Schaeffer writes on Cato-at-liberty that a recent study of universal preschool only shows what critics of government-run day care have been saying: that they offer only short-term…

Media

Education

Putting Children Last

• Nathan Benefield
• June 11, 2008

The Wall Street Journal blasts efforts by Democrats—coerced by the teacher’s unions—to end the DC Opportunity Scholarship program, a program which saves kids from failing schools and…

Media

Economic literacy test: High school seniors beat Congress

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2007

Wall Street Journal article on US highschooler’s performance on NAEP’s economics test: Pop quiz. Which has been most important in reducing poverty over time: a) taxes, b)…

Media

Education

Edifice Complex: Where Has All the Money Gone?

• Nathan Benefield
• July 26, 2007

From the 1986-87 to 2005-06 school years, taxpayer spending on Pennsylvania’s government-run K-12 schools increased from $6.6 billion to almost $22 billion—a 72% increase after adjusting for inflation. Between…

Report

Taxes & Economy

Ideas to Improve Pennsylvania’s Fiscal and Economic Health

• June 20, 2007

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Commentary

Education

Is Our Kids Learning?

• Nathan Benefield
• October 2, 2006

Following multiple reports on student test scores, much has been made about how well Pennsylvania students are performing. In August, Governor Rendell delighted in the results from the PSSA—the state’s…

Commentary