Education

Parents, Children, and Lawmakers Celebrate Education Savings Accounts

• James Paul
• August 9, 2017

Dozens of parents, children, and educational choice advocates packed the Joshua Learning Center in Harrisburg to rally for education savings accounts (ESAs). Sen. John DiSanto's soon-to-be released legislation,…

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Education

For Most Teachers, Status Quo Pension a Lousy Deal

• James Paul
• May 16, 2017

Illuminating new research confirms what CF has been saying for years: Pennsylvania’s pension system is a bad deal for teachers. In EducationNext, authors Chad Aldeman and Kelly Robson…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Keystone Criminal Justice

• Charles Mitchell
• July 19, 2016

As lifelong conservatives, we’re proud to call ourselves tough on crime and to support lengthy prison terms for dangerous felons. But after a long, taxpayer-funded era of mass incarceration, it’s…

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Government Accountability

Tomorrow’s Two Ballot Questions for Every Party

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 25, 2016

Tomorrow's primary election is largely a partisan affair in which only registered Republicans or Democrats can vote for the presidential nominee and nominees for state office. But there is one…

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Regulation

How Ridesharing Helps the Poor and Disabled

• Nathan Benefield
• April 22, 2016

Earlier this week, I used Uber to get a ride in downtown Philadelphia. Curious, I asked my driver how long he’d been driving for Uber. “Two years,” he told me,…

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Education

Wolf’s Newest Education Funding Scheme

• James Paul
• January 5, 2016

When Gov. Wolf finally agreed to sign the majority of an emergency funding bill, it remained unclear how his administration would distribute the increased education funding approved by the…

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State Budget

Crisis Budgeting Isn’t Governing

• December 13, 2015

By vetoing budget after budget, denying funds to schools and nonprofits, and even holding up scholarships for low-income students to attend schools of their choice, Gov. Wolf has done…

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Drop the “Phony Baloney” Liquor Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• November 9, 2015

Rumors around the state capitol suggest legislative leaders are closer to a state budget deal. But shockingly, Gov. Wolf continues to hold out for his ill-advised liquor improvement scheme.

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Regulation

The Mirage of Green Jobs

• Gordon Tomb
• October 2, 2015

Promoters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon-emission regulation attempt to playdown the jobs it would kill with promises of “green jobs”. Yet these positions pay less and are largely…

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