Spooky Spending Spree

• Common Sense Weekly
• November 1, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend! Shapiro’s Spooky Spending Spree As everyday Pennsylvanians struggle…

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Education

Low-Achieving and Violent Public Schools in Pennsylvania

• October 30, 2025

Overview Students attending low-achieving public schools experience violence at nearly twice the rate of students attending higher-achieving schools and are more likely to experience violence involving a weapon.

Fact Sheet

Education Tax Credits Are a Lifeline for Low-Income Families

• Megan Martin
• October 29, 2025

Originally published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Imani Christian Academy in Pittsburgh isn’t just a school. It’s a sanctuary of hope and safety, a place that nurtures dreams…

Media Hit

State Budget

New Statewide Ad Calls Out Governor Shapiro For Budget Impasse

• October 19, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., October 19, 2025 — The Commonwealth Foundation has launched a new statewide ad calling on Gov. Josh Shapiro to end the state budget impasse by getting to work…

Press Release

Students Need an Escape From Violent Schools

• Common Sense Weekly
• October 18, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend! Students Trapped in Violent Schools Need an Escape…

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Education

Students Trapped in Violent Schools Need an Escape

• Megan Martin
• October 15, 2025

Originally published by Broad + Liberty. Violence terrorized students at Carrick High School in Pittsburgh. A student armed with a knife stabbed three other students—two of them…

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Education

School Districts Claim to be “Underfunded” During Budget Impasse, Despite Massive Reserve Funds

• September 26, 2025

Winston Churchill famously said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Pennsylvania school districts have adopted this approach, using the current state budget impasse as a pretext to raise…

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Manufactured Crisis

• Common Sense Weekly
• August 23, 2025

Welcome to the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Follow us on X for the latest updates—and help us reach…

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Education

New TV/Digital Ad: Shapiro’s Budget Impasse is Failing Kids & Families

• August 22, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., August 22, 2025 — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation launched a new ad, calling for Gov. Josh Shapiro to end the budget impasse with a compromise that protects families…

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