Education

Yearbook of School Choice

• Nathan Benefield
• February 14, 2011

The Alliance for School Choice has released its 2010-11 school choice yearbook. The report includes an overview of the growth of school choice programs around the country, a roundup…

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Health Care

Five Reasons Corbett Should Stop Implementing Obamacare

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 9, 2011

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has indicated the state will continue to implement federal health care mandates, such as an an insurance exchange, at least for the time being. Here are…

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Health Care

More Bad News for ObamaCare

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 2, 2011

After Judge Roger Vinson declared that the entire healthcare overhaul is unconstitutional, Heritage analyst Conn Carroll explained how the decision effectively stops implementation in states (including Pennsylvania) that…

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You Know That There is Something Wrong with the Education System if?

• January 28, 2011

You’re willing to risk going to jail in order to send your child to a better school. A national story out of Ohio that broke earlier this week has the…

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Regulation

Fixing Rendell’s Mess

• Nathan Benefield
• January 20, 2011

Penn's Woods are darker and deeper in red ink than ever before thanks to the tax-borrow-and-spend agenda of the Rendell Administration and some General Assembly members who failed to put…

Commentary

Education

How Corbett can Balance the Budget without Raising Taxes

• Matthew Brouillette
• January 17, 2011

Even before Gov.-elect Tom Corbett raises his right hand high Tuesday swearing to tackle the problems left from the previous administration's tax-borrow-and-spend agenda, doubters are lining up to take potshots…

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Taxes & Economy

Manning Up Isn’t For ‘Wusses’

• December 29, 2010

As the old saying goes, “it takes one to know one,” and outgoing Gov. Ed Rendell, who has obviously spent more time analyzing the Philadelphia Eagles than bringing jobs back…

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Taxes & Economy

How Green Jobs Destroy Good Jobs

• Nathan Benefield
• December 3, 2010

The Pennsylvania Solar Industries Association, along with PennEnvironment are touting a solar industry sponsored study, which estimates the Commonwealth has created 6,700 solar jobs. These groups are not…

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Education

PSEA Up to Their Old Tricks

• November 30, 2010

I’ve dealt with teachers’ unions for a lot of years in a lot of states in my on-going efforts to bring greater educational options to students and parents, and one…

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