Common Sense Weekly

Here's Commonwealth Foundation's weekly news roundup of policy issues being debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.

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More Money for Public Schools Isn’t Working

This simple fact cannot be ignored: Student test scores are declining while state spending on public education is increasing. Our Senior Education Policy Analyst Rachel Langan recently testified before the Senate Majority Policy Committee, and what she shared with lawmakers might surprise you.

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Shapiro Admin Sues Mail Vendor After Failing to Catch Problems for a Month

Blaming Shapiro's budget impasse, the vendor didn't process 3.4 million letters from state agencies. It took the Shapiro administration a month to notice what was happening. Now they are suing.

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ICYMI: A Nation That Can’t Explain 1776 Urgently Needs a Civic Education Revival

Why did the United States of America declare its independence from England in 1776? If you know the answer to this question, you are—tragically—in the minority. A recent civics quiz conducted by the Cato Institute yielded some alarming results: More than half of test-takers—ages 18 and older—couldn’t correctly explain why the 13 original colonies issued the Declaration of Independence.

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