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About the PCEN

The Pennsylvania Christian Education Network (PCEN) exists to unite and strengthen Christian school leaders across the Commonwealth. As Christian education faces an increasingly complex legal, cultural, and political landscape, no school should have to stand alone. PCEN provides a forum for collaboration, communication, and shared advocacy, equipping school leaders with timely information and opportunities to engage in the public policy process. By building strong relationships and speaking with a unified voice, Christian schools can more effectively demonstrate the vital role they play in educating students, serving families, and strengthening communities throughout Pennsylvania.

Christian schools are facing growing challenges that require a coordinated response. Recent state budget negotiations showed how quickly programs like the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), which helps thousands of Pennsylvania families access the education that best fits their children, can become political bargaining chips. Governor Josh Shapiro has also refused to opt Pennsylvania into the federal EITC program, preventing more families from accessing the resources they need for their educational choices. Through the PCEN, we’re working to proactively address emerging threats, advocate for sound public policy, and preserve the freedom of Christian schools to faithfully fulfill their mission for generations to come.

The federal Education Freedom Tax Credit can bring millions in new educational resources to students across our Commonwealth. And here’s the key: this program is funded by private donations, not state dollars. Governor Shapiro has the ability to opt our Commonwealth into this program. Take a moment right now to send a message to Governor Shapiro. Encourage him to opt Pennsylvania into the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit so we can take full advantage of this opportunity—for the children who need options today and for those who will need them in the years ahead. 

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Preserving Religious Freedom

Pennsylvania was established as a place where religious liberty is to be valued and protected – a “Holy Experiment” in the words of the Commonwealth’s founder, William Penn. Those freedoms took root here in Pennsylvania, and as hammered out at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, became the basis of our First Freedoms in the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. Our right to religious freedom allows for us to exercise our deepest convictions, recognizing that no government has authority over one’s conscience or religious convictions. 

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