Education
Public Schools Increased Spending to $23,000 Per Student, Ballooned Reserves While Enrollment Declined
Harrisburg, Pa., May 15, 2025 — Pennsylvania school districts increased overall revenue collected in 2023–24 to $23,000 per student, while expanding general fund reserves to $7.4 billion, according to new…
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EITC and Economically Disadvantaged Schools
Summary The Economically Disadvantaged School (EDS) component of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) scholarship program provides supplementary scholarships for Pennsylvania students, who are economically disadvantaged and attend private schools…
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Pennsylvania Public Schools: Nation’s Report Card 2024
Summary Despite $4.1 billion in education funding increases over the last four years, Pennsylvania public schools did not rank in the top 10 for any category…
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2025 State of Education Spending in Pennsylvania
Overview The national trends impacting education in Pennsylvania in 2025 include an impending fiscal cliff, under-enrolled schools, and population decline, all of which lead to school closures…
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S2: E5 Featuring Joelle Fortin
In this episode of the School Choice Report podcast, host Dave Hardy sits down with Joelle Fortin, a dedicated mom of five and former public school teacher with over a…
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Education
Over half of Commonwealth voters grade Pennsylvania K-12 schools “C” or worse, with only 5% giving our schools the top grade. Voters believe PA spends far less on…
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Common Ground Polling Results: Education 2024 Q1
School Ranking How would you grade the quality of Pennsylvania’s K-12 school system A: 4% B: 22%…
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Education Funding in the Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Outspends the Nation on Public Schools Pennsylvania ranks among the highest-spending states on public education. According to National Center for Education Statistics data, as of fiscal year (FY) 2021,…
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Is Educational Freedom Poised to Transcend Union Power?
Originally published at The American Spectator Philadelphia students lose out on academic work necessary for their long-term success because they spend part of their school day navigating through unsafe…
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