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Trouble Seeing the Money
Does anyone have 253 pairs of eyeglasses they could send to our legislators? Maybe throw in a pair for Gov. Corbett and Education Secretary Tomalis, too, since they are all apparently having trouble...
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The Truth About the Numbers
Oh those halcyon pre-stimulus days. Governor Corbett and his allies have a habit of making outrageous claims about our state budget, then repeating them over and over again hoping that people will...
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Real Charter Reform
They’re at it again. Our state legislators returned to work last Monday after a nearly three month summer break – and will only be in session through next week, before adjourning again for several...
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Now That’s More Like It
See, it can be done. Yesterday, state representative James Roebuck, a Democrat from Philadelphia and Democratic chair of the House Education Committee, announced a new bill that would represent a big...
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Where are the Real Republicans?
Real Republicans don’t vote to take away local control. Real Republicans don’t try to concentrate power in the hands of the state and with small groups of political appointees. Real Republicans don’t...
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Budget Forecast
On Wednesday, Governor Corbett gave us a sneak peak at his proposed education budget for this year, which he will formally announce in a few weeks. Speaking of the millions of Pennsylvanians worried...
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Can They Fly Our Kids to School?
What on earth is going on with our state legislators? Yesterday the House Finance Committee voted, 18 to 6, to give away $14 million in our taxpayer money to exempt the super-wealthy from paying sales...
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Budget Talk
As we get closer to the end-of-June deadline, our legislators are finally talking about the state budget. Yesterday, the Republicans in the PA House proposed their own budget in response to Governor...
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New Year Cheer
It may be mid-January, but we have at least four more reasons to keep the New Year party going this week. First, Governor Corbett is apparently getting ready to propose an increase to state funding for...
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Our Amicus Brief in the State Funding Lawsuit
Did you know that there is a current lawsuit against the state to fund our schools? The Education Law Center (ELC) and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia brought the suit last fall on...
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