One of the earliest states to adopt and grow charters has seen state-imposed obstacles year after year, compromising their ability to grow and prosper. Envious school boards and politicians influenced by special interests however can't stop the demand of...

Pennsylvania has a robust virtual schooling option through the state’s cyber charter schools and there’s a state-level emphasis on personalized learning through the Future Ready PA Index, which encourages student progress based on mastery. Further, CTE...

Governor Shapiro continues to play around the edges after bucking his party with a public declaration of support for the Lifeline Scholarship program. With a combined $150 million expansion of the two existing tax-credit programs, it still isn’t the full...

Despite repeated attempts and promises to enact the Lifeline Scholarships program over the past few years, the state remains a laggard in giving all students who need and deserve great education the opportunity to succeed. However, thanks to relentless...

While not intuitively available on Pennsylvania’s Department of Education website, school and district report cards can be accessed via the state’s data platform, futurereadypa.org. The user can access school performance, district performance, and school fast...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

"The Pennsylvania Constitution contains a Compelled Support Clause and a Blaine Amendment," which "restricts the use of funds ‘raised for the public schools'. Case law follows the federal Establishment Clause" (Institute for Justice) precedent permitting a...