Education

Back to School—With Billions in the Bank

• August 25, 2025

As Pennsylvania kids head back to school, many classrooms will look the same: crowded hallways, aging buildings, and parents hearing the familiar trope that schools “don’t have enough money.” But…

Blog

Education

What’s missing from the final report on basic education funding in Pennsylvania?

• Stephen Bloom
• January 14, 2024

Originally published in The Patriot-News The Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) has approved its final report on distributing basic education funding for Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts. I’m concerned…

Media Hit

Health Care

The Case for Nurse Practitioner Reform: Full Practice Authority in Pennsylvania

• Dr. David Mitchell, Dr. Moiz Bhai
• December 5, 2022

Key Points More than 580,000 Pennsylvanians live in areas with a shortage of primary care professionals relative to the population. This shortage exists throughout the state but concentrates in rural…

Backgrounder

Education

Exposing the truth about education funding

• Stephen Bloom
• February 16, 2022

Originally posted at LancasterOnline Does more money improve student performance in our public schools? This question is at the heart of many policy debates in Harrisburg and is central…

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Op-Ed: Should Pa. increase education funding by raising taxes?

• Jennifer Stefano
• February 15, 2021

Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2021 budget proposal put education at its center, featuring an extra $1.5 billion for public schools paid for by raising personal income taxes. While officials say the…

Commentary

Education

Release Time: Diverting Public Resources to Unions

• May 11, 2015

Release time allows government employees to take a leave of absence from their jobs to perform union work. Many government employees working for the union are paid by taxpayers while…

Fact Sheet