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Energy

Op-Ed: Wolf climate change plan will kill Pa. jobs

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 12, 2021

Joining RGGI will hurt our economy. States that participate in the RGGI have seen major decreases in goods manufacturing (down 8.6% from 2007 to 2019) thanks to rising energy costs.

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Op-Ed: Lawsuit claiming Pennsylvania has unequal school funding is misguided

• Jennifer Stefano
• July 28, 2021

If Pennsylvania’s education system prioritized families over bureaucracy, we’d never have to worry about “wealthy” and “poor” districts — or baseless lawsuits — again.

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Op-Ed: Limited Government Can Make a Comeback in Pandemic Era

• Nathan Benefield
• July 27, 2021

States like Pennsylvania are also pushing against unbridled gubernatorial powers. In the past, Republicans and Democrats criticized executive overreach when the opposing party was in power. Both parties, however, rarely…

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Op-Ed: In Pennsylvania, Scientific and Economic Realities Unsettle Climate Change Morality Plays

• Kevin Mooney
• July 21, 2021

As the economic, legal, and scientific arguments against RGGI continue to gain traction, the fallback position for Wolf is to posture as an advocate for children who will supposedly be…

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My Child Was Saved by School Choice

• July 10, 2021

In April, Sharon Sedlar testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee, sharing her families’ story of school choice, and how cyber charter schools changed her daughter’s educational trajectory. This is…

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My Child Was Saved by School Choice

• July 10, 2021

In April, Sharon Sedlar testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee, sharing her families’ story of school choice, and how cyber charter schools changed her daughter’s educational trajectory. This is…

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Standing Up for Students: Jamie Walker

• July 9, 2021

Jamie Walker didn’t mean to become an activist, but now that she’s gotten a taste of what an informed and involved citizen can do, she isn’t ready to stop. Her…

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Standing Up for Students: Jamie Walker

• July 9, 2021

Jamie Walker didn’t mean to become an activist, but now that she’s gotten a taste of what an informed and involved citizen can do, she isn’t ready to stop. Her…

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Op-Ed: I Might Pull My Kids From Public School This Fall For Teaching Them Racism

• Jennifer Stefano
• July 8, 2021

My kids attend one of the highest-rated public school systems in Pennsylvania. I may not be sending them back because of critical race theory.

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Op-Ed: Delusions of Progressive ‘Resistance’ in PA’s Heartland

• Andrew Cuff
• July 7, 2021

On guns, law and order, family values, and education, the county isn’t a great fit for progressive activists or the elite millionaires who fund them. But post-Trump, such a conservative…

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Don Kirkland, Sr.

• July 6, 2021

What actions can you take now to ensure the values you cherish endure for generations? Leaving a legacy is something deeply rooted in the Kirkland family. Their business, Marine Equipment…

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Don Kirkland, Sr.

• July 6, 2021

What actions can you take now to ensure the values you cherish endure for generations? Leaving a legacy is something deeply rooted in the Kirkland family. Their business, Marine Equipment…

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Op-Ed: Will Lawmakers Finally Stop Groveling For Teachers Unions? Pennsylvania Is About To Find Out

• Kevin Mooney
• June 29, 2021

Officials will have to show which they value: the growing demand by families for education choice, or teachers' unions' persistent political clout.

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Op-Ed: The CHOICE Act: Because Low-Income Children Deserve Options, Too

• Colleen Hroncich
• June 29, 2021

The CHOICE Act won’t solve every problem we see in education today. But it will open new opportunities for thousands of low-income students.

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Faces of Education Reform

• June 28, 2021

Tax credit scholarships change lives. Read the stories.

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Op-Ed: PA Gov. Attacks Lawmakers’ Sensible Election Reforms

• Nathan Benefield
• June 25, 2021

Wolf is also ignoring new polling from Franklin & Marshall College, which shows that Pennsylvania voters believe election reform is necessary. Among voters polled, 81% favor signature matching for mail-in ballots…

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Op-Ed: Banning ideas in schools isn’t the answer — parents must be active citizens

• Jennifer Stefano
• June 22, 2021

For America to remain a free country, the power to defend our society and improve education for our children must be in our hands, not those of politicians. By making…

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Op-Ed: With $7 billion windfall, Pa. should focus on jobs, students

• Nathan Benefield
• June 21, 2021

With this budget, lawmakers should enact policies that help our citizens find work and ensure that every kid has access to a high-quality education.

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Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf’s education funding claims are false. Here’s the truth

• Marc LeBlond
• June 17, 2021

Originally published in The Center Square. Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf held a press conference on the Capitol steps capping off a more than four-month campaign…

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Op-Ed: With $7 Billion to Spend, Lawmakers Must Avoid Past Mistakes

• June 16, 2021

The lesson is clear. If politicians use federal stimulus money to expand existing programs, their successors will face intense political pressure to make those spending increases permanent, compounding our structural…

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Op-Ed: More school choice means fewer lotteries

• Stephen Bloom
• June 16, 2021

SB 1 also includes an important provision to increase the availability of charter schools. Pennsylvania law currently places school districts in charge of charter school authorization. Unsurprisingly, districts often reject…

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