Education

The Learning Revolution

  • Nathan Benefield, Priya Brannick
  • October 10, 2011

Online learning serves a significant and growing number of students, and represents a significant shift in how we educate Pennsylvania's children. In light of the growth of cyber and hybrid…

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Taxes & Economy

The Occupy Movement’s Wrong Target

  • Priya Brannick
  • October 10, 2011

Now that the Occupy Wall Street movement has gone national, Pennsylvania is seeing its fair share of protests. While they’re still a ragtag, oddly camera-shy bunch with ill-defined…

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Regulation

Liquor Privatization (House Bill 11)

  • October 7, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board serves as the monopolistic seller of wine and spirits in the commonwealth. Rep. Mike Turzai introduced House Bill 11 to sell off the PLCB's retail…

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Taxes & Economy

Regulation or Electrification?

  • October 7, 2011

The Wall Street Journal brings to light new documents showing the Environmental Protection Agency operates as an overbearing parent, not a servant of the people. New regulations targeting air…

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PLCB: We Didn’t Start the Fire!

  • October 6, 2011

Now and then we like to have a sing along at CF. Today, it’s sponsored by the languishing liquor lords at the PLCB who just produced a ponderous, perplexing piece of perestroika-like propaganda. What…

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Education

Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists’ Survey Contradicts Real Polls

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 6, 2011

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association has released a new “survey” claiming that state residents oppose plans to provide vouchers to students. The PSBA’s funding comes from taxpayers through school…

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Taxes & Economy

Principles Must Lead Shale Fee Proposal

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • October 5, 2011

Before sound could travel from Gov. Corbett's lips to Pennsylvanians' ears, special interest groups and tax-and-spend politicians unwisely laid waste his plan to protect job growth and stave off family…

Commentary

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Education

Lawmakers Can Save Students in Duquesne

  • Priya Brannick
  • October 5, 2011

Jake Haulk at the Allegheny Institute points out that Duquesne City School District spends almost $20,000 per student every year (state average is about $14,000). But less than…

Media

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