Summary: A review of spending and academic achievement finds there is no positive correlation between the level of state funding received by districts and their academic achievement. That is to say, higher state funding per student does not translate into … Continue reading →

On Monday the chief executive officer of the Port Authority announced that the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project from Oakland to downtown Pittsburgh received its second “high” rating under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)’s Small Starts program.  The ratings … Continue reading →

Yet again, a court of law has handed the City of Pittsburgh its hat (with yet another bite taken out of it) for enacting a local ordinance that is in contravention of the law. This time, it’s a 2015 law … Continue reading →