GUEST COLUMN: EITC program could prevent Pa. families from being torn apart
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Kids 5 Times as Likely to Suffer Violence at Pa.’s Worst Schools
Pennsylvania’s worst schools don’t just compromise our children’s education and future success – they compromise our children’s safety. Kids attending Pennsylvania’s worst academically performing public schools are more than…
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Research Finds Pa. Kids 5-times as Likely to Suffer Violence at Academically Failing Schools
Children attending Pennsylvania’s worst academically performing public schools are more than 5-times as likely to fall victim to acts of violent crime according to research released today by the…
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Unions Fight Flexible Funding
Gov. Corbett’s budget proposed combining five county human services programs into one flexible block grant. In the past, state legislation dictated how much counties could spend under each category, regardless…
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Retiree health care costs are a hidden $17B pension bomb for Pa.
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2 Minutes Can Save Children
Meet Willie and Penny, two typical school students in Pennsylvania. Willie is a student from Philadelphia who attends one of the state’s worst violent, failing schools, where students are…
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Corrections Reform: Don’t Fire Arrows Without Arrowheads
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative, commissioned by Gov. Tom Corbett and led by national corrections reform experts, generated broad bipartisan support for a reform package that will: Make the…
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How Much Would School Choice Proposal Save?
Reports from under the Capitol dome suggest an expansion of Pennsylvania’s successful Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) will be part…
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Dailies Declare Defending Dukes of Distillation Dereliction of Duty
Declaring a dereliction of duty to delay disposal of the PLCB’s monopoly of manipulation, mediocrity, mismanagement and malfeasance, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial team lambasted lawmakers, saying some stood as,…
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