End Harrisburg’s School Funding Hunger Games
Over the past five years, Harrisburg has mastered the art of pitting school districts, parents, and students against each...
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FAQs about the $75 million CUT in state funding to schools in the 2015-2016 Republican budget
The following is a guest post from Susan Spicka, Director of Education Voters of Pennsylvania.
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An Explanation of Our Infographic, “Especially for Poor Districts, Drastic Corbett Education Cuts Remain”
So what difference does a budget actually make? Why should we care that we wound up with the Republican...
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Winners and Losers
Governor Wolf decided yesterday to allow the latest Republican budget to become law. We were hoping he would veto...
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Enough Is Enough. The Courts Must Intervene.
The following is a guest post from Susan Spicka, director of Education Voters of Pennsylvania. It was originally posted...
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How Low Will They Go?
The majority of Pennsylvanians believe that every child in Pennsylvania deserves a high quality education. We believe that the...
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Why the Budget Matters: Way No. 1 — Basic Education
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center launched Why the Budget Matters – Let’s Count the Ways to compare specific...
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The State of the Pennsylvania Economy
Below is the first in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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Gov. Wolf’s Education Budget Helps PA Schools Recover From Former Gov. Corbett’s Cuts
Note: This blog post has been updated since its initial posting.
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Majority of Voters Blame Legislature for Budget Impasse, Poll Shows
In a story on Lancasteronoline today, East Hempfield Township resident Duane Smith made the same observation that our analysis...
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In Honest & Constructive Debate You’re Not Supposed to Make Up Stuff
Drilling industry representatives, some Republican legislators and their think tank supporters are ignoring Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s famous caution, “you...
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The Sky Won’t Fall If We Raise Revenue to Invest in Education
Total revenues in Pennsylvania were up in the fiscal year that just ended by $94 million, compared to 2007-08...
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