Education

Poll: Support for Parental Choices in Education Growing

  • May 30, 2013

A new poll has found a very healthy majority—62 percent—of the state’s registered and likely voters favor parental choice in public education. And 87 percent think parents should have…

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Education

Cyber School Funding in Pennsylvania

  • Elizabeth Stelle, Priya Brannick
  • May 30, 2013

Cyber schools currently spend significantly less per student than school districts and only represent about 1% of spending on public education. Discrepancies in cyber school funding are the result of…

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Education

Charter School Rescues Students, Community

  • Priya Brannick
  • May 29, 2013

What does a neighborhood do when its surrounding school districts are underperforming, or downright violent and failing? Where can the kids go? In the Pittsburgh area, many students find refuge…

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Regulation

Myth: PLCB vs Largest Wholesalers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 28, 2013

One popular myth in the liquor debate is that the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has enormous “buying power” that benefits Pennsylvanians. The story goes that the state is the largest, or…

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Fixing Questionable Union Spending, Practices

  • May 24, 2013

Following teacher Mike Quinn’s e-mail explaining his perspective on how the Pennsylvania State Education Association and National Education Association spend members’ dues poorly, Free to Teach…

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Public Union Democracy

Pension Crisis Facts: Are 401(k)s Enough?

  • May 24, 2013

Pennsylvania needs pension reform that provides state workers with a sustainable retirement system that’s fair to new workers, existing employees and taxpayers. What are our options? The current system is…

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Regulation

Diddy & PLCB: It’s All about the Benjamins

  • May 23, 2013

On Wednesday, Harrisburg was graced with a visit from Hip Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, hawking premium Cîroc vodka to Pennsylvania entrepreneurs business owners…

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Regulation

Privatization Opponents: Distorting or Ill-Informed?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 22, 2013

Critics of liquor store privatization claim that a CDC study suggests liquor privatization would result in greater social harms. The problem: The flawed study doesn’t support that claim, and…

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Pension Crisis Facts: What Are Our Options?

  • May 22, 2013

Pennsylvania needs pension reform that provides state workers with a sustainable retirement system that’s fair to new workers, existing employees and taxpayers. What are our options? The current system is…

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