Savvy investors do their homework. Before buying stock they will research a company’s track record. Is the company making sales? Expanding its market? Are customers satisfied? It is smart to invest in proven success. Providing a quality education for our children is the most critical

June 30 is a big day in Harrisburg. It is the constitutionally prescribed deadline for the General Assembly to approve a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Governor Tom Corbett signed the 2013-2014 budget with two hours to spare (read more about the governor’s highlights here

The Pennsylvania House Education Committee voted in favor of  House Bill 1207 with a vote of 13-12. The bill, introduced by Representative Jim Christiana (R-Beaver), will increase funding for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program to $125 million for K-12 and $12.5 mill

Thanks to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, more than 40,000 students each year are able to choose the school that best fits their needs. Students from around the Commonwealth were at the state Capitol today for the annual EITC birthday party and to thank legislat

The words “simplified,” “tax” and “form” are not often found in the same sentence; but a revision to the application for the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) program puts them together. After persistent feedback by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) and others about t

School choice advocates are celebrating a victory in Harrisburg! Governor Tom Corbett signed the tax code bill that expands the existing Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, eliminates the delay for some companies that wish to contribute, and creates another category of

School choice advocates are celebrating a big victory in Harrisburg this weekend! Governor Tom Corbett signed the tax code bill that expands the existing Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, eliminates the delay for some companies that wish to contribute, and creates ano

New legislation is being considered in Harrisburg that would give both low and middle income students access to more educational options while allaying fears that school choice might hurt public schools. Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Butler) introduced House Bill 2468 that would expand the e

Mark your calendars for a special Birthday Rally in support of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. EITC celebrates 11 years of granting school choice to Pennsylvania students with a special event on the back steps of the Capitol building in Harrisburg on Wednesday,

The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) bids farewell today to former Archbishop of Philadelphia, Cardinal Anthony Bevilaqua, who died last week at the age of 88. The Solemn Funeral Mass for Cardinal Bevilacqua is scheduled to take place at 2:00 p.m. today, Tuesday, February 7, at