Aug 11, 2023
EDUCATION FUNDING DELAYED IS EDUCATION DENIED Additional funding for PA’s lowest resourced schools took center stage at the state capitol on Thursday, Aug 10th. In a House Education Committee hearing, lawmakers, education leaders, and school...
Jul 21, 2023
ROCKY WATERS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION The political waters in Harrisburg over the budget are rockier than wave surfing on the Jersey shore. But some sectors are experiencing a hardcore wipeout. Fortunately, families receiving the child care subsidy are...
Jul 14, 2023
CYBER CHARTER REFORM GETS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT We’re paying too much for cyber charters in PA. That’s clear. And perhaps it’s becoming clearer to Democrats AND Republicans. Cyber charters are a poor return on taxpayer investment. They cost taxpayers $1 billion a...
Jul 7, 2023
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY The budget negotiations were as wild as trying to ride a broncin’ buck in a rodeo. While the House reluctantly voted to accept the Senate’s less ambitious budget plan, the deal is not done until the Senate sends the...
Jun 30, 2023
LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATION Philadelphia served as the birthplace of our nation nearly 250 years ago when 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence that read: “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with...
Jun 16, 2023
REBUILDING FROM A DISASTER Pennsylvania is experiencing a catastrophe that is causing serious lags in our economy, personal and professional delays, and lots of stress and frustration requiring massive government intervention. Nope…it’s not the collapse of...
