Higher Education

This Is How (and How Many) Pennsylvanians Are Helped by the Build Back Better Plan

Updated November 18, 2021. President Biden’s Build Back Better plan is an unprecedented and transformative plan to better the...

The Build Back Better Framework: A Transformative Plan for 21st-Century America

President Biden’s Build Back Better framework is an unprecedented and transformative plan to better the lives of all Americans—Black,...

Statement on Need to Pivot to Reinvestment in Wake of Consolidation of PASSHE Schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2021 Contact: Kirstin Snow, snow@pennbpc.org Statement on need to pivot to reinvestment in wake...

The PA Budget: A Disgrace and Dereliction of Duty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2021 Contact: Adrienne Standley standley@pennbpc.org 717-805-8466 Statement by Marc Stier, Director, Pennsylvania Budget and...

TESTIMONY: Restructuring PASSHE Is the Wrong Plan for PA Higher Ed

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PERI Report – The Economic Impact of the PASSHE Employment Reductions

Click for The Economic Impact of the PASSHE Employment Reductions page, which includes a link to the PDF file....

We The People – PA: People’s Budget Statewide Roll-Out and Town Hall

A budget is a moral document; it is a statement of our values and priorities. We The People –...

States Can Choose a Better Path for Higher Ed Funding in COVID-19 Recession: A Pennsylvania Perspective

LINK TO THE CENTER ON BUDGET & POLICY PRIORITIES REPORT: “STATES CAN CHOOSE A BETTER PATH FOR HIGHER ED...

The Public College Affordability Gap Looms Large for Pennsylvania Students

This time of year, high school seniors are applying to colleges, and some are even beginning to hear back...

No Longer the Great Equalizer: New Study Highlights How Pennsylvania’s Low and Declining Investment in Higher Ed Threatens Access to College, Especially for Black and Hispanic Families

As we have showed previously, low levels of state funding for public higher education in Pennsylvania has led to...

Higher Education

School Code Bill Sets Education Funding ‘Formula’

The School Code (House Bill 1141, PN 2200) establishes a new basic education funding ‰”formula‰” with a base distribution...