Cyber Charter Funding Debate

• Nathan Benefield
• August 17, 2007

Good article by William Mulgrew in The Evening Bulletin on the debate over public cyber school funding, with emphasis on the Haverford District: Last year, Haverford School District…

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PDE supports limiting school spending

• Nathan Benefield
• August 1, 2007

Pennsylvania Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak proposes limiting school spending, reported in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Of course he only wants to limit in for cyber schools – to $5800…

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Online schools’ surpluses criticized

• Nathan Benefield
• July 30, 2007

Today’s Patriot News features another article repeating the misinformed and overblown criticism of cyber schools – worrying about the 0.8% of school district spending that goes to educate students…

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School Enrollment vs. Staffing

• Nathan Benefield
• June 23, 2007

A reader requested more info about some data in our Fat Facts of the Week on public school staff vs. enrollment. Here is the latest data from the…

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Education

Taxpayer-Funded Preschool: Count the Costs

• June 13, 2007

Governor Ed Rendell’s budget proposal for the 2007-08 fiscal year includes $75 million for “Pre-K Counts”—a taxpayer-funded program which would provide grants to school districts, Head Start programs, and government-approved…

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Education

New Test Scores In

• Nathan Benefield
• August 18, 2006

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has posted the 2005-2006 PSSA Results (the state’s standardized test for 3rd through 8th grade and 11th grade students). It has data statewide, for…

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Education

Quantity Counts 2004

• Matthew Brouillette
• January 12, 2004

What do you do when you want more money and you already boast the 3rd highest per-pupil revenue in the nation and the highest teacher salaries in the country, when…

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Education

Pennsylvanias Education Funding Gap

• Matthew Brouillette
• December 1, 2003

Executive Summary…

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Education

School Construction and Electoral Participation

• Matthew Brouillette
• September 8, 2003

Testimony of Matthew J. Brouillette, President, Commonwealth Foundation…

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