Education

Union Think Tank Continues Assault on School Choice

  • Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
  • April 18, 2011

The union-backed Keystone Research Center (KRC) released a so-called study of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC).  Not surprisingly, this study is an attack against tax credits for private…

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Education

Scholars Aren’t Made from Dollars

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 4, 2011

All indications say academic performance remains inadequate, with thousands of children trapped in failing schools while waiting lists for charter schools and Educational Improvement Tax Credit scholarships grow.  Proponents of…

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Education

15 School Choice Myths

  • February 16, 2011

In an attempt to thwart efforts to give children better educational opportunities, the public school establishment is trying to divert the attention of policymakers through a series of oft-repeated myths…

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The Insanity of Keeping Education Status Quo

  • February 10, 2011

In a guest opinion in today’s Lebanon Daily News, I make a case that keeping the status quo in education isn’t helping children, parents, taxpayers or teachers. Insanity? Judge…

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Education

School Daze Ends with Choice

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • February 9, 2011

If Pennsylvania's public schools are broken, why don't we just fix them?  Easier said than done, of course, but it's not from a lack of trying.  For decades, taxpayers, parents…

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Education

School Choice: Why, What, and How

  • February 7, 2011

Nine of the 10 "gold standard" evaluations of voucher programs reported statistically significant gains in achievement for all or some voucher recipients.  In 18 out of 19 academically rigorous studies,…

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Education

Senate Bill 1: Analysis & Recommendations

  • February 7, 2011

Senate Bill 1, The Opportunity Scholarship Act sponsored by Sen. Jeff Piccola (R) and Sen. Tony Williams (D), would expand scholarships available to children in lower- and middle-income families through…

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Education

Parents Need Choices & Control of Their Children’s Education

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 26, 2011

Almost 40,000 students used an EITC scholarship last year—with an average value of $1,000—to attend a better or safer school. The average annual family income for these students was only…

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Here We Are, Stuck in the Middle With Latvia?

  • January 24, 2011

During his inaugural speech last week, Governor Tom Corbett signaled a shift in state education policy when he said, “Our educational system must contend with other nations and so we…

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