Education

More Choices, Brighter Futures: Expanding Educational Freedom

• Nathan Benefield
• October 23, 2026

Testimony of Nathan Benefield, Chief Policy OfficerCommonwealth FoundationU.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce“More Choices, Brighter Futures: Expanding Educational Freedom”October 23, 2026 Chairman Walberg and members of the…

Testimony

Education

Expanding Educational Opportunities for Every Child

• Kevin Kane
• October 22, 2026

Testimony of Kevin Kane, Director of Legislative Strategy and Government AffairsCommonwealth FoundationHouse Republican Policy Committee“Expanding Educational Opportunities for Every Child”October 22, 2026 Chairman Rowe and members of the committee:…

Testimony

Education

Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Myths and Facts

• July 27, 2026

Summary Beginning in 2027, the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) will provide tax credit scholarships to K–12 students living in states that opt in to the…

Fact Sheet

Education

Tax-Credit Scholarship Myths and Facts

• July 13, 2026

Summary Pennsylvania’s tax-credit scholarship programs, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC), provide more than 100,000 scholarships annually to low– and middle–income K–12 students…

Fact Sheet

HUD secretary visit met with skepticism

• September 15, 2011

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Taxes & Economy

Is Greenspan to blame for the financial crisis?

• Nathan Benefield
• December 2, 2008

Over at the Cato Institute, there seems to be some disagreement over to what extent Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve contributed to the present financial “crisis”. Some…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Tax Freedom Day in Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• April 24, 2006

Happy Tax Freedom Day, Pennsylvania! If you are looking for a reason to celebrate, you need look no further than Tax Freedom Day.

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