Philadelphia, like many cities, has faced serious financial difficulties in recent years. These difficulties have forced the city government...
read moreThe Philadelphia School District will receive new state funding, but with strings attached that leave some key decisions in...
read moreFunding for public transit tops the legislative agenda at the start of this week, and both Governor Rendell and...
read moreThis report reveals how several American cities have raised cigarette taxes as a public health measure and to generate...
read moreThis report examines school funding in Pennsylvania, focusing on the city of Philadelphia and on other low-income school districts....
read moreThe tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) proposed by Mayor Kenney, also known as the “soda tax,” is controversial mainly...
read moreUnder contract to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Edison Schools Inc. prepared an 80-page assessment to the Philadelphia schools and...
read moreMany Pennsylvanians believe that anyone who looks hard enough can find a “living wage” job- a job that supports...
read moreThe Keystone Research Center’s “State of Working Philadelphia” report finds that despite healthy job growth, a majority of...
read moreLast year, Mayor Jim Kenney boldly called for the School Reform Commission (SRC) to be disbanded and for control...
read moreCo-authored by Diana Polson. The reaction of the beverage industry to the Philadelphia soda tax continues to be self-centered,...
read moreI wasn’t surprised by the substantial revenues that the soda tax is bringing in, even while there is some...
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