School Choice Returns to Harrisburg

• Rachel Langan
• May 21, 2025

Originally published by Pottstown-Mercury. School choice is, once again, the talk of the town in Harrisburg. Hundreds of students, parents, educators, lawmakers, and activists crowded the Capitol steps, rallying support for meaningful…

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Education

Federal Lawmakers Flirt with Universal School Choice

• May 19, 2025

During a rally in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump promised to support universal school choice. And with the possible passage of the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), he might…

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Education

Pennsylvania School Funding Reaches $23,000 per Student in 2024

• May 15, 2025

Pennsylvania Public School Spending is Growing Public school spending reaches historic levels year after year. Pennsylvania public school revenue per student increased to $23,061 in the 2023-24 school year, up…

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Education

Pritzker and Shapiro are Two Progressive Peas in a Pod

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 8, 2025

In his recent Wall Street Journal feature about the presidential ambitions of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, John McCormick floated Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as an alternative…

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A Big Week for School Choice

• Common Sense Weekly
• May 7, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Have you seen our recent social media videos?…

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Shapiro’s Plan to Double Electric Bills

• Common Sense Weekly
• May 2, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Have you seen our recent social media videos?…

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Education

School Choice Surges as Public School Enrollment Declines

• April 17, 2025

Statewide, public school enrollment is declining. More specifically, overall student enrollment is changing. In other words, parents are making different choices regarding where they send their children to school. How…

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Public Union Democracy

Government Union Political Spending in Pennsylvania’s 2023–24 Election Cycle

• Andrew Holman
• April 15, 2025

Key Points Government unions enjoy a host of special legal privileges in Pennsylvania, which allow their executives to exert undue influence over Pennsylvania’s public policy process. Government union bosses use…

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Shapiro’s Betrayal

• Common Sense Weekly
• April 9, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We have a new X handle! Follow @MyCommonwealth…

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