Education

For Teachers, Knowledge is Power

• Priya Brannick
• August 11, 2014

Like any other group of professionals, teachers are a diverse lot, holding vastly differing social, cultural, and political views. So why is it that they’re lumped together and forced to…

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If I’m Trusted With Children, Trust Me to Make My Own Union Choices

• August 11, 2014

Ask a teacher about their best memory and I guarantee they’ll get a little sappy. I love being in a profession where people are constantly trying to get better.

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Education

Protecting Children Should Trump Politics

• James Paul
• August 5, 2014

A harrowing study shows that sexual misconduct by teachers is becoming more prevalent in the commonwealth. Since January, there have been 24 reported cases of sexual abuse by Pennsylvania teachers.

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Education

PSEA Spokesman Wins the Pinocchio Award

• Nathan Benefield
• July 29, 2014

Readers of PolicyBlog already know that Pennsylvania education spending is at a record high, that state funding to school districts for…

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Education

Taxing Business Won’t Save Students

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 25, 2014

Paul Battista told a Congressional subcommittee last year: “We can now pay a higher family-sustaining wage! We have people working for us that are the primary breadwinners of their household.”…

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Public Union Democracy

Sherlock Investigates: Politics on the Public Dime

• July 18, 2014

On Tuesday, former House Speakers Bill DeWeese and John Perzel were issued public demerits in the form of gold plaques hung beneath their Capitol portraits. That same day, a…

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Regulation

Budget Shields Taxpayers, but Challenges Remain

• July 17, 2014

A contentious budget season has officially ended after Governor Corbett signed a $29 billion appropriations bill into law. But is it fiscally responsible? And what’s holding up reforms on the…

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Public Union Democracy

Teachers Unions Putting More Dues Money into Politics

• Nathan Benefield
• July 15, 2014

While union leadership continues to repeat the myth that union dues cannot be used for politics, the latest newsletter from the Pennsylvania State Education Assocation again reveals, in small…

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Public Union Democracy

Leaders Agree: Public Unions Are Blocking Reform

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 14, 2014

House Majority Leader Mike Turzai took to the podium last week, providing press and spectators his response to the Governor’s criticisms, blue-line budget reductions, and House priorities. We applaud…

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