Education
Pennsylvania Levels the Playing Field for Virtual Students—With Room to Grow
Pennsylvania’s new education code significantly improves required “wellness checks” for students attending cyber charter schools. The final language is far less onerous than earlier…
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Pa. Public Education is Anything but Adequate
Originally published by TribLIVE. Western Pennsylvania school districts have a problem that doesn’t fit neatly into Pennsylvania’s formula for “adequacy funding.” Per recent reporting, several districts…
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Pinching Pennies: How Government Intervention in Health Care Failed
Pennsylvania’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, Pennie, has—despite its name—an affordability problem. Premiums and out-of-pocket costs keep rising despite—or rather because of—the government’s attempt to control both. The common explanation…
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America Needs Pennsylvania’s Energy [PODCAST]
Pennsylvania sits atop one of the largest natural gas reserves on the planet. It exports electricity, supports high-paying energy jobs, and has the potential to expand its nuclear power capacity.
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Medicaid Fraud Demands Prevention, not Just Prosecution
Originally published by PennLive. What would you do if someone told you they worked 36 hours per day? If you were the Pennsylvania Department of…
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Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional Rights Don’t End at the Edge of Their Yards
Originally published by and reprinted with permission from the Legal Intelligencer. Pennsylvania private property owners scored a big win recently. The state Supreme Court, in…
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Tax Credit Programs Extend School Choice and Enable Kids to Attend Better Schools
Originally published by LNP/Lancaster Online. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, which—combined with the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program—has…
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Testimony of Nathan Benefield, Chief Policy Officer Commonwealth Foundation Senate Majority Policy Committee Hearing on Energy in Pennsylvania
Chairman Argall and members of the committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit these remarks on increasing energy production in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth Foundation promotes market-driven solutions that will…
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Funding School Buildings Instead of Students: How State Ready to Learn Block Grants Reward Failing Systems
Summary Under the Ready to Learn Block grant, nearly half of the $565 million increase in 2026 funding goes to 15 school districts. Thirteen of these districts run low-achieving schools.
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