Education
Pa. Back to School Public Education Trends
Overview As students head back to school, there are many claims of teacher shortages and funding shortfalls. In reality, public school spending is at a record high, and Pennsylvania ranks…
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The dark money message lurking behind the assault on school choice
Originally published at Broad + Liberty Pennsylvania lawmakers who are being told to oppose school choice at the behest of a pressure group wedded to failing public schools would…
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Assessing Gov. Tom Wolf’s Tenure
Key Points During Gov. Tom Wolf’s eight years in office, Pennsylvania ranked below the national average in income growth, job growth, and population growth.State government spending increased significantly under Wolf,…
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What to know about the 2022 state budget deal
Pennsylvania lawmakers today unveiled the next fiscal year’s state budget plan. The Bad News: This budget represents excessive growth in government spending, increasing state spending by 10.7 percent over last…
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Pennsylvania Senators Must Defy Teachers’ Unions to Offer Lifeline Scholarships to Students in Failed Districts
Originally published at Broad + Liberty Before this year’s elections, Pennsylvania state senators will have the opportunity to return taxpayer dollars to parents and students victimized by perpetually failing…
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Op-Ed: A lawyer made COVID policy for Bucks County schools
Bucks County public education officials chose to ignore local health authorities and instead followed a well-connected lawyer.
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Op-Ed: Back-to-School Season in Pennsylvania Defined by Conflict
Amid new and recycled policies surrounding the COVID-19 Delta variant, batteles with local public school bureaucracies are intensifying. …
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Fox News: Ideology Vs Education in America’s Schools
Jennifer Stefano’s latest piece in The Federalist—I Might Pull My Kids From Public School This Fall For Teaching Them Racism—spurred national news coverage about curriculum taught in public schools.
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Op-Ed: Pandemic Demonstrates the Value of Catholic Education
It’s tough to compete with “free” – even if your product is in high demand. That’s a lesson Catholic schools know well. In the past year, this point has been…
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