by Susan Spicka | Oct 22, 2012 | Archive
Click HERE for a PDF of our paper Education and the Economy. Having a strong education system produces economic gains for Pennsylvania and the nation as a whole; conversely the effects of having an inadequate, inequitable system drain our economy. This correlation has...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 22, 2012 | Archive
Click HERE for a PDF version of our paper Education and Crime Education is critical in ensuring the nation’s success. Unfortunately, our system is not fully providing the education students need to succeed, thus the nation is forced to address economic and social...
by Susan Spicka | Jul 1, 2012 | Archive
On June 30th, the PA General Assembly passed a budget that included $927.7 million in funding cuts to public education. These historic cuts were made despite having $700 million more than expected in revenue collections (we collected more than the budget assumed we...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 22, 2011 | Archive
Click here for a PDF of Governor Corbett’s Budget Cuts Over $1.1 Billion in Education Governor Corbett recently released the details of his proposed state budget for 2011-2012, including staggering cuts to basic education (over $1.1 BILLION). This budget...
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