Research and Publications

Deep state funding cuts have major consequences for public colleges and universities. The cuts have led to both steep...

• Higher Education

This report examines school funding in Pennsylvania, focusing on the city of Philadelphia and on other low-income school districts....

• K-12 Education
• PA Budget
• Philadelphia

UPDATED My colleague Diana Polson brought my attention to Harold Meyerson’s new story in The American Prospect highlighting Pittsburgh...

• Democracy

The controversy surrounding the effort of Northwestern University football players to form a union makes me think back to...

• Labor Unions

A new poll out confirms the public’s support for more education funding and a new education funding formula. The...

• Education
• PA Budget

The proposed amendment to SB 76 does not fundamentally alter the many structural deficiencies of the legislation. SB 76,...

• Democracy
• K-12 Education
• Property Taxes

Momentum is building to enact a natural gas severance tax in Pennsylvania. But don’t take it from us. The...

• Severance Tax