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…

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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…

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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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Education

Pennsylvania has a Problem with Dangerous Schools

• August 15, 2025

A sweeping new analysis by the Commonwealth Foundation reveals that Pennsylvania’s approach to identifying and responding to dangerous conditions in public schools falls short and may…

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Government Accountability

Myth-Busting SEPTA

• August 15, 2025

For the Pennsylvania state budget, mass transit funding is all the rage these days—literally. The primary debate in Harrisburg revolves around the question of whether to send more state dollars…

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