Public Union Democracy

Big Labor Scares Workers, Storms Capitol

  • January 28, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Gov. Unions Rally to Defend the Indefensible While Supporters of Paycheck Protection Defend Workers’ Rights January 28, 2014, HARRISBURG, Pa—Government…

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Public Union Democracy

Pennsylvania Next in Union Crosshairs

  • Nathan Benefield, Priya Brannick
  • January 24, 2014

Government union leaders are ramping up their attack messaging machine in Pennsylvania and planning a rally to bully state lawmakers as they did in Wisconsin and Michigan. But…

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Education

Philly Experiment Shows Charter School Promise

  • Jessica Barnett
  • January 17, 2014

Philadelphia schools have long battled declining student achievement, sky-rocketing violence, and unsustainable spending levels. Yet, several turn-around schools have managed to overcome this bleak educational trajectory and should…

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Public Union Democracy

Gov. Union Bosses Fight to Control Workers’ Paychecks

  • January 15, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901   Government Union Bosses Fight For Control Over Workers’ Paychecks Union Bosses battle to Keep Using Public Resources for…

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Health Care

How Government Unions Support Obamacare

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • January 14, 2014

Government unions such as the NEA and SEIU lobbied for passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which will raise the cost of health care through various mandates…

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Education

Philly Schools Spending Crisis Set to Grow

  • January 7, 2014

$3.1 billion is a lot to spend for violent and failing schools. A Pennsylvania Independent report by Maura Pennington examines the School District of Philadelphia’s new budget and highlights…

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Education

Keeping Teachers in the Classroom

  • Priya Brannick
  • January 2, 2014

Given our still-sputtering economy, Americans have grown used to their public schools facing tight budgets. This fiscal squeeze has drawn out a hidden crisis in public education: How do we…

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Education

VIDEO: Charter Schools Threatened by Punitive Rules

  • January 2, 2014

With a waiting list 30,000 students long, you’d think Philadelphia would be working to expand the reach of charter schools. Sadly, Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission is seeking just the opposite, …

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