top of page
Blogs
Search


PA's Budget Hinges on $100,000,000 for Vouchers - Say No to "PASS"
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania missed its June 30, 2023 deadline to pass the state budget and a major bargaining chip today is the...


PA's Budget Hinges on $100,000,000 for Vouchers - Say No to "PASS"
US currency - lots of money


Can PA Create a Lifeline for a Great, Quality Education?
According to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, “We have to make sure every kid has access to a great education,” (Josh Shapiro HQ....


“not possible to reliably assess”
After investing $2.8 billion over 20 years, the state’s own Independent Fiscal Office can make no claims about the economic or...


You Can Strengthen Democracy - Yes, You!
Today’s news that 106 Republican members of Congress and members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly signed briefs supporting the...


PA Election Battles in Court? STOP! Trust the Process
November 4, 2020 While the whole world waits for Pennsylvania’s U.S. presidential election results, here are Reflections of a first time...


Economic Benefits of PA Education Tax Credit Program: Unfounded Claims
Commonwealth Foundation report is "of no practical use to policymakers and others” (Baker, 2020). Economic claims of EITC, unsubstantiated.


Limbaugh Suggests Covid Response Should Mimic the Donner Party
Americans do not adapt and move forward by sacrificing one another based on race and class - THAT is NOT American!


Right-to-Know....If you're lucky!
I'm still waiting for an official response to a Right-to-Know request sent to the Dept. of Community and Economic Development on Jan. 30.


Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue and the link to systemic racism in education
There is a link between systemic racism in education and school choice policies like the ones championed across the U.S. - including in PA.


Imagine another way forward
The protests and marches since the death of George Floyd are about more than police brutality. The killing of George Floyd sparked...


Why weren't peaceful protests the most read story?
Yesterday, May 31, 2020, the most read story in my local newspaper was about one man’s experience with Covid-19. The same day, peaceful...


Covid Did Not Ruin This!
School-business partnerships are mutually beneficial, so when the Stay-At-Home order thwarted our Bloomsburg University site visit to B....


Sometimes Public Policy Increases Discrimination
We create policies to protect and serve the common good. Most often this happens when a problem arises (for example, the coronavirus).


Transparency & Accountability: the reasonable cost of accepting tax credit scholarship dollars
Democratic foundational values - operating government in a transparent and accountable manner - are lacking in education tax credit programs
bottom of page