A Big Week for School Choice
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?…
Blog
Read More: A Big Week for School ChoiceEducation
A Big Week for School Choice in Pennsylvania—and the United States
On Tuesday, school choice was the talk of the town in Harrisburg. Hundreds of students, parents, lawmakers, and activists convened on the steps of the state Capitol to rally support…
Blog
Read More: A Big Week for School Choice in Pennsylvania—and the United StatesEducation
PASS/Lifeline Scholarship Program
Overview Two proposals—Senate Bill 10, the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success Scholarship Program (PASS), and forthcoming Lifeline Scholarship legislation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives—are separate but similar…
Fact Sheet
Read More: PASS/Lifeline Scholarship Program
Shapiro’s Plan to Double Electric Bills
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?…
Blog
Read More: Shapiro’s Plan to Double Electric Bills
Is Shapiro More Ambitious Than Loyal?
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?…
Blog
Read More: Is Shapiro More Ambitious Than Loyal?State Budget
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…
Fact Sheet
Read More: EITC and Economically Disadvantaged SchoolsRegulation
How To Make Pennsylvania Manufacturing Boom
Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. President Donald Trump and Gov. Josh Shapiro can agree on one thing: Pennsylvania needs a manufacturing boom. Political talk and regulatory action, however, are two different…
Media Hit
Read More: How To Make Pennsylvania Manufacturing Boom
Shapiro ‘Price Cap’ Could Hike Electricity Bills
Originally published by Delaware Valley Journal. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to cap electricity prices could, perversely, lead to higher customer bills and a greater risk of blackouts, according to America’s…
Media Hit
Read More: Shapiro ‘Price Cap’ Could Hike Electricity Bills
What Swing Voters Think of Shapiro
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?…
Blog
Read More: What Swing Voters Think of Shapiro