Email Newsletter Last week, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a state budget bill while also line-item vetoing funding for Lifeline Scholarships, also known as the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS) Program. This doesn’t mean the fight to save kids from violent, underperforming schools is over. N…

Email Newsletter The budget standoff has been going on for over a month. House Democrats are refusing to budge on funding Lifeline Scholarships, otherwise known as the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS) Program. There are 250,000 Pennsylvania students still trapped in failing schools. Ye…

Will you vote for this national award? This spring, polling told us we had a big hill to climb if we wanted to see voters constitutionally limit the emergency powers of Gov. Wolf.   Thanks to you, we did it, and the impact benefits us now and for generations…

Last chance! Your insider's guide to PA's comeback We only have 100 issues left—request your free copy today! In the latest issue of Commonwealth Foundation's newsletter, we go deep on the big topics being debated in Pennsylvania's Capitol this spring—and t…

Your insider's guide to PA's comeback Good afternoon! You might not read much about it in the newspaper, but did you know lawmakers in Harrisburg are fighting back against the largest tax hike in Pennsylvania history (thanks, Gov. Wolf!)? And not only that, they're worki…

Poll: What do you think of Gov. Wolf's COVID leadership? Plus...vote for Commonwealth Foundation for national award! July 21, 2020 How is Gov. Wolf Handling COVID? It's been a long four months in Pennsylvani…

Why do some legislators think failing schools are 'good enough for thee but not for me'? 6,500 kids are trapped in a district with dismal test scores and persistent violence. Yet local lawmakers are dismissing real solutions. Failing School…

A Surprise Call I think you’ll want to know about an interesting phone call Commonwealth Foundation just got from the Heritage Foundation. I think you’ll want to know about an interesting phone call we just got from the Heritage Foundation.   You know Heritage, right?   …

School Choice Under Attack Yesterday, I watched as hundreds of charter school students flooded the Capitol and dozens of parents spoke out against Gov. Wolf’s attacks on charter school families. After they rallied in the Capitol rotunda, 1,7…

No celebrities agreed to take part in this email Everyone loves to complain about campaign ads come November, but you know what I can't stand? Those videos of earnest celebrities imploring me to vote. First of all, is Black Widow an expert on electoral politics? Seems un…

Commonwealth Foundation Up for National Award! The Commonwealth Foundation is a finalist for a national award recognizing our biggest victory in 2019—and we need your vote! In June, we rallied state lawmakers to demand an increase in Pennsylvania's school choice tax cred…

Gov. Wolf to charter students: You are second class citizens in Pa. Gov. Wolf unveiled a “reform” plan that could drastically reduce the ability to send kids to charter schools. Today, Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a “reform” plan that has the potential to drastically reduce the a…

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