Corbett Frees $45M Philly School Funds He Held Hostage

Another replay another city school closes because no schools helps children.

Thanks To Gov. Corbett Philly Schools Open Overcrowded and Understaffed

The attack on schools Philadelphia style: Dozens of Philadelphia Public Schools on Chopping Block

More voter suppression. This time Pennsylvania style.

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In Philadelphia plenty of money for endless war and testing; no money for education

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Ultimately follow the money. Who is getting paid?

Pennsylvania Primary: Blue Dog Democrats Lose Seats. Such a Shame There Loss Will Truly Be A Loss. Maybe Next Time They'll Vote With The People Who Sent Them There.

Pennsylvania Primary: Blue Dog Democrats Lose Seats:

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WASHINGTON -- It was a not-so-super Tuesday for Pennsylvania's Blue Dog Democrats.

Reps. Tim Holden (D-Pa.) and Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), both members of the dwindling conservative Democratic coalition, lost their primary races on Tuesday. Before the defeat of the two incumbents, there were just 25 Blue Dogs left in Congress, after the coalition's members were wiped out in the 2010 election.

Holden lost to progressive candidate Matt Cartwright, an attorney who attacked the incumbent for voting against President Barack Obama's health care reform. Holden is the second House member to lose to a newcomer in the 2012 primaries. The other lawmaker was Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio). Both were also targeted by the anti-incumbent super PAC, the Campaign for Primary Accountability.

Getting a progressive Democrat into Pennsylvania's newly redrawn 17th Congressional District was a priority for progressive groups, including MoveOn and the League of Conservation Voters. The latter ran the largest independent expenditure campaign in the race, which included a $230,000 TV ad buy on broadcast and cable networks in the Scranton media market. The spot criticized Holden for opposing Obama's clean energy plan.

Rick Santorum Knocks Government Role For Schools But Took Tax Dollars For His Kids' Home Schooling

Rick Santorum Knocks Government Role For Schools But Took Tax Dollars For His Kids' Home Schooling

Santorum and his wife, Karen, now own a home in Great Falls, Va., an affluent Washington suburb. They moved there after Santorum's 2006 Senate loss.

Acknowledging that its own rules were confusing, the Pennsylvania Education Department in 2006 agreed to settle the dispute by repaying the district. The state Education Department said the money was not a reimbursement but an acknowledgment that the department gave conflicting rules about when a district can challenge the state's decision to withhold cyberschool tuition fees from the district.

On the campaign trail, Santorum's candidacy has been boosted by Christian home-school advocates, evangelical pastors and tightly knit networks of conservative activists who helped him win Iowa's leadoff caucuses and a three-state sweep of contests on Feb. 7. Limited government has been a big part of his pitch.

Santorum now says he regrets voting for the sweeping No Child Left Behind education overhaul. He's
called for a significantly smaller Education Department but would not eliminate it. He's also criticized early childhood education programs as an attempt by government to "indoctrinate your children."