Search Results for: "school voucher"
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The Great School Vouchers Debate
Progressive Councilmembers Thomas, Gauthier, O'Rourke and Brooks protested them. Jay-Z begged to differ. And Mayor Parker tried to bring folks together. Who’s got students’ backs? A week on the frontlines of the school choice wars
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/compromise-over-school-vouchers-791x400.jpg)
Time To Move Past the School Voucher Debate
A longtime university president and public schools advocate urges compromise so low-income students can get the education they deserve today — and public schools can thrive
By Elaine Maimon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/help-students-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: A Radical Way To Rethink School Vouchers
How might advocates for and against vouchers find common ground? A former city education secretary has a proposal
By Debra Kahn![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/harrisburg-pa-state-capitol-budget-header-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: The Letter that Sank School Vouchers in PA
A former Tom Wolfe staffer on one critical misstep of school choice advocates in the state
By Mark Nicastre![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/JoshShapiroOnly-791x400.png)
Guest Commentary: Shapiro’s Unique Opportunity on Schools
The governor punted on a chance to be the rare Democrat to fund school vouchers in the state budget he just signed. But, a free market advocate argues, it’s not too late
By Charles Mitchell![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GC-Six-ways-to-better-serve-students-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: I-95 as a Model for Fixing Schools?
The powerful head of Philadelphia’s Building Trades on having the same sense of urgency when it comes to education as a collapsed road
By Ryan N. Boyer![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Deborah_Gordon_Klehr_Harrisburg-791x400.jpeg)
PA’s Fair Funding Champion
Deborah Gordon Klehr oversaw the Education Law Center’s successful case mandating better funding of public schools throughout the state. But it’s her work outside the courtroom that has been indispensable for Pennsylvania students
By Malcolm Burnley![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Great_American_Getaway_RV_Tour_Josh_Shapiro_HED-791x400.jpg)
How is This Guy Getting MAGA Support?
A confluence of factors and unique political talents explains Governor Josh Shapiro’s astounding popularity in the polls — even among those with whom he disagrees
By Larry Platt