On Tuesday, April 14, the PA House Education Committee held an informational hearing on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs. These are two of Pennsylvania’s most successful school choice...
Opponents of school choice often assert that expanding educational options will harm public schools in Pennsylvania by “taking dollars” away from them. Some even argue that private schools have lower standards, can refuse students, and that we should instead focus...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Nov. 13, 2025) – Over four months past the June 30th deadline, the Pennsylvania Legislature has finally passed and Gov. Shapiro signed a state budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. While the final deal avoids immediate tax hikes and includes some...
In communities across America, parents are shocked to see the sexually explicit content in the books and curricula being introduced into their children’s classrooms. Yet time and again, when those parents ask local school boards to adopt age-appropriate standards—...
Trump Calls for End to PA Officials’ Scam that Used Financial Literacy Funds for Gender Ideology Indoctrination,
The New York Times recently published an exposé revealing the dire conditions inside Planned Parenthood locations nationwide. From botched abortion procedures to severe staff shortages and deteriorating facilities, the report painted a disturbing picture of an...
This week, a Pennsylvania court has reaffirmed the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. This ruling sends a clear message to school districts across the Commonwealth: parents must be informed and given the...
School choice took center stage in the main Rotunda at the State Capitol this week as Black Pastors United for Education (BPUE), an organization of over fifty religious leaders - including Latino clergy - across the Commonwealth, announced an open letter calling...
This week the PA State Senate Education Committee advanced a bill to help students escape failing schools by providing them and their parents with a “lifeline” opportunity to choose a different school. What was striking (and frankly at times entertaining) was how...
Independence Law Center praises today’s ruling, freeing religious ministries in Pennsylvania to carry out their mission. (HARRISBURG, PA – December 18, 2023) Today, in a 4-3 decision in CBM Ministries v. DOT, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania...