Recent Issues

State Budget Solution #3: Student-Focused Education Funding


As lawmakers and Gov. Wolf seek to restructure state government this budget season, they should commit to refocusing education spending to provide the greatest opportunity to Pennsylvania students.

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Are These 8 Pa. School Districts Piling Up Tax Dollars Like Lower Merion?


A Montgomery County judge recently ruled that Lower Merion School District misled taxpayers by stashing huge cash reserves while repeatedly hiking taxes on township residents. Could 8 other Pennsylvania school districts be doing the same thing?

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In School Funding, Pa. High Court Must Not Usurp Legislature


As the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court hears a challenge to the state’s school funding formula today, at issue is the power of the judiciary as well as the truth about Pennsylvania’s education funding.

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Recent Blog Posts

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Pa. Senate Committee Passes School Choice Bill

Tax credit scholarship programs would grow to meet families’ rising demand.

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Commonwealth Foundation Files Amicus Brief in Education Funding Lawsuit

Facts show Pennsylvania already spends far more on public education than other states

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Op-Ed: Taxpayers Take School Board to Court for Trying to Silence Parents’ Criticism

The education bill is moving forward in Pennsylvania as a recent poll from Real Clear Opinion Research found that a strong majority of independents, Democrats, and Republicans say they support school choice.

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