HARRISBURG (October 11) – The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) reiterates the Catholic community’s support of school choice and applauds Governor Tom Corbett who today announced his plan to create a school voucher program and increase the already successful Educational Improveme

Students in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are all smiles in support of school choice. School choice legislation currently being considered in Harrisburg will create a voucher program and increase the successful Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program to benefit students like the

The following is a statement from the Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania School Choice is the Right Choice for Pennsylvania’s Families Pennsylvania’s Catholic Bishops Support a Voucher Program and an Increase to Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Scholarships The Catholic Bishops

There has been much debate about school choice in Harrisburg. What is the Catholic perspective on the issue? Why should Catholics take a stand in favor of school choice? Get answers to questions about school choice with A Catholic Guide to School Choice. Want to help pass school choic

As the legislature returns to Harrisburg, school choice is likely to be debated in these early weeks of the session. Insiders say that this fall is THE TIME for school choice – vouchers and an increase to the EITC scholarship program have the support of the governor and the Secretary

School choice is not an “us v. them” debate between public and non-public schools. Parents have a moral obligation to educate their children; the community is obligated to support parents in fulfilling this duty. Thousands of Catholic students attend public schools all over Pennsylvan

The notebooks and supplies have been purchased and the uniforms pressed- school is back in session! The state legislature is considering school choice legislation that would give families the ability to determine which school best meets the needs of their children.  There are two grea

Thousands of bills are introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly during the two year legislative session. The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference  reviews, tracks and takes positions on a few hundred. Ever wonder how the PCC evaluates legislation? Read more in this summer’s V

Attorney Philip Murren, a partner in the law firm Ball, Murren & Connell and legal counsel to the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC), testified about the constitutionality of school vouchers at a House Education Committee hearing in Harrisburg on August 3. All parents should b

School is out and the state legislature has recessed for the summer, but school choice is still being debated all over Pennsylvania. There are two great ways advocates can keep this issue alive over the summer: