Education
Pennsylvania Schools Have a Student Shortage: Districts on Hiring Spree Even as Enrollment Falls
Harrisburg, PA – The Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s leading free-market public policy research organization, reported today that despite declining public school enrollments, Keystone State school funding has significantly increased fueling a significant…
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Pa.’s telemedicine waivers create confusion
Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer April Hynes of Bucks County was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in August 2020. In what feels like a previous life…
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Pa. Back to School Education Trends
Overview As students head back to school, there are many claims of teacher shortages and funding shortfalls. In reality, public school spending is at a record high and Pennsylvania ranks…
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Corporate Welfare, No Boost to Business Climate
Summary Pennsylvania’s economy continues to struggle. In June, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate reached 4.5 percent, the fifth highest in the nation.[1], [2] As of June…
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Pennsylvania’s losing economically to other states
Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Like so many Pennsylvanians, I’ve had to say goodbye to another dear friend who left our commonwealth on the promise of work. The…
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Juvenile Justice Reform
Key Points The Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force (Task Force) found most youth entering the juvenile justice system committed low-level offenses and are “low risk to reoffend.”[1]Studies…
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$2,000 Stimulus Payments Will Drive Excessive Spending and Inflation
August 2, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, Gov. Tom Wolf joined Democrat lawmakers in again calling for $2,000 direct payments to Pennsylvanians, this time using General Fund state tax…
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Pennsylvania Avoids a Disastrous Green New Deal Policy—For Now
Originally published at Newsweek Pennsylvanians are, for the moment, protected from high costs of a “Green New Deal” initiative being pushed by Governor Tom Wolf via executive order. Earlier…
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Fetterman should focus less on comedy, more on inflation and policy
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer There’s one person who’s treating his bid for the U.S. Senate like an entertainment opportunity, and it’s not the guy who used to…
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