State Budget

EITC and Economically Disadvantaged Schools

• Rachel Langan
• April 30, 2025

Summary The Economically Disadvantaged School (EDS) component of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) scholarship program provides supplementary scholarships for Pennsylvania students, who are economically disadvantaged and attend private schools…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

Portable Benefits for Gig-Workers

• April 23, 2025

Findings from a DoorDash pilot program in Pennsylvania.  Summary In April 2024, with the support of Gov. Josh Shapiro, DoorDash launched a first-of-its-kind portable benefits six-month pilot program for…

Fact Sheet

Public Union Democracy

Government Union Political Spending in Pennsylvania’s 2023–24 Election Cycle

• Andrew Holman
• April 15, 2025

Key Points Government unions enjoy a host of special legal privileges in Pennsylvania, which allow their executives to exert undue influence over Pennsylvania’s public policy process. Government union bosses use…

Backgrounder

Education

Record Tax Credit Scholarship Waiting List Shows Growing Demand for Education Options

• February 26, 2025

Summary Pennsylvania scholarship organizations awarded a record 85,570 K–12 scholarships through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) in the 2022-23 school year.  The average…

Fact Sheet

Education

How Gov. Josh Shapiro Should Address the Pennsylvania Budget

• January 29, 2025

On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his annual budget address. In this speech, the governor will lay out his economic vision for Pennsylvania. Though we don’t know what’s in…

Blog

Education

Here’s some friendly advice to the new Pennsylvania general assembly

• Megan Martin, Stephen Bloom
• January 27, 2025

Originally published at The Patriot-News Pennsylvania lawmakers swore their oath of office in Harrisburg, and a new legislative session is upon us. As two former…

Media Hit

Poll Shows Pennsylvanians Demand a New Path Forward from State and Federal Elected Officials

• January 23, 2025

More than 8-in-10 support Trump proposals, including tax cuts, regulatory relief, and an end to Biden policies that have crippled energy production.  Voters overwhelmingly support initiatives Shapiro promised as a…

Press Release

Education

2025 State of Education Spending in Pennsylvania

• January 22, 2025

Overview The national trends impacting education in Pennsylvania in 2025 include an impending fiscal cliff, under-enrolled schools, and population decline, all of which lead to school closures…

Backgrounder

State Budget

Deficit Watch: January 2025

• January 10, 2025

Background Pennsylvania faces serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2024–25 General Fund budget created a $3.6 billion structural deficit, with $47.6 billion in spending and only $43.9 billion in net…

Deficit Watch