Here's Commonwealth Foundation's weekly news roundup of policy issues being debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.
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Students Trapped in Violent Schools Need an Escape
Violence terrorized students at Carrick High School in Pittsburgh. A student armed with a knife stabbed three other students — two of them critically. As a parent, I can only imagine the panic and fear that these children and their families experienced.
What happened at Carrick is one of many examples of a frightening pattern of violence running rampant in countless public schools across the commonwealth and the nation—and far too many students remain trapped in these violent institutions.
Commonwealth Foundation Teams Up with U.S. Sen. McCormick to Promote Educational Choice
The Commonwealth Foundation was, once again, at the center of the ongoing struggle for educational freedom in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation.
U.S. Senator Dave McCormick hosted a town-hall event, organized by the Invest in Education Foundation (IIEF), about school choice. Megan Martin, the Commonwealth Foundation’s chief operating officer and general counsel, joined McCormick on stage to promote the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA).
Shapiro’s Energy ‘Blame Game’ is Costing Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvanians are tired of excuses, especially when it comes to rising energy costs. They open their electric bills, see the numbers climbing higher, and wonder how they’re going to make it through another month. And what does Gov. Josh Shapiro do? He points the finger at PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator, as if some far-off bureaucrats are the sole reason families can’t afford to pay their energy bills.
It’s more of the same from Shapiro. Cast blame on someone else to distract from the real culprit: his own failed agenda.
