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School Choice Passes Senate Education Committee

School choice earned an important victory today with the passage of Senate Bill 1 in the Senate Education Committee by a vote of 9-2. The committee amended the proposed legislation to reflect Governor Tom Corbett’s plan to create a pilot program for school vouchers and increase the Ed
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October 25, 2011
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School Choice Is On The Move

A vote is scheduled THIS WEEK on Senate Bill 1, the Opportunity Scholarship Act. The bill must first pass the Senate Education Committee; then it will be considered on the floor of the full Senate. Your State Senator needs to hear this message from you – vote YES on Senate Bill 1 and
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October 25, 2011
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Governor Corbett Introduces School Choice Plan to Benefit Students, Community

Harrisburg (October 11) – Speaking at a press conference at Lincoln Charter School in York, Governor Tom Corbett today introduced an education reform package that includes two of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference’s main priorities: a pilot voucher program and an increase to the Edu
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October 11, 2011
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PA Catholic Conference Applauds Governor Corbett’s School Choice Plan

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
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October 11, 2011
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A Bright Future with School Choice

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
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October 07, 2011
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School Choice is the Right Choice for Pennsylvania’s Families

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
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September 28, 2011
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A Catholic Guide to School Choice

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
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September 23, 2011
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Is School Choice A Contest Between Public and Non-Public Schools?

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
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September 19, 2011
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‘The public derives great benefit from an educated citizenry’

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
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August 04, 2011
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Summertime Support for School Choice

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:
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July 26, 2011
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