Student aid applications are now being accepted for our Family Choice Scholarship Program - an initiative of the Pennsylvania Family Institute, part of the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) - for the 2016-2017...
by Tom Shaheen With State Budget Facing Deadline, We May See More School Choice in Pennsylvania! As PA House and Senate leaders and Gov. Corbett hammer out a state budget with the June 30th deadline looming, we hear that there is a window of opportunity to expand...
by Dan Bartkowiak "2...4...6...8...who do we appreciate!?!" Answer: Any elected offical supporting HB 2468. For kids, summer means vacation from school. For PFI, summer means we have the opportunity to award families with our EITC scholarships for the next school...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2012 CONTACT: Michael Geer or Tom Shaheen 717-545-0600. (Harrisburg, PA) - Lawmakers in Harrisburg are considering new legislation to give students and their parents more choices in where they educate their children. And that’s...
by Michael Geer I was saddened to see the verdicts this week in the case against Sen. Jane Orie. It’s hard to know what to make of the lengthy jury deliberation, and the competing and conflicting testimony from aides to the Senator. And I certainly can’t make any...
Now the government wants to tell you what you should feed your children for lunch? Is this communist China? A mother in Hoke County complains her daughter was forced to eat a school lunch because a government inspector determined her home-made lunch did not meet...
From Commonwealth Foundation President, Matt Brouillette: Instead of a one-size-fits-all system of education, we need to fully embrace an education marketplace where choice and competition is the rule rather than the exception. Read...
Hundreds of students and teachers, many sporting red T-shirts in support of a recently passed state Senate measure to expand school choice options, crammed the Capitol rotunda on Tuesday to attend a rally supporting Senate Bill 1, andGov. Tom Corbett's education...
The House Education Committee will consider House Bill 1980, introduced by Rep. Ryan Aument. Rep. Aument's bill would increase rating categories from two (satisfactory and unsatisfactory) to four (distinguished, proficient, needs improvement and failing). Student...
Senate Bill 732, the abortion clinic regulations bill, and SB 1, the school choice bill are just two of important legislation that the state house and senate need to come together on to pass before November 30th. Read...