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Governor Wolf’s First Year: A Comparative Analysis 沃尔夫州长的第一年:比较分析

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-11-28 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I2.113

Paula A. Duda Holoviak, T. J. Baldino

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The Women of the Pennsylvania General Assembly: Explaining Women’s Representation in Pennsylvania State Politics 宾西法尼亚州议会的妇女:解释宾西法尼亚州政治中的妇女代表

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-11-28 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I2.122

Kathleen Rogers

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The Pennsylvania 2015 State Supreme Court Election in Comparative Perspective 比较视角下的2015年宾夕法尼亚州最高法院选举

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-11-28 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I2.121

J. Kane

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The Limits of Medicaid Reform in Pennsylvania: Thinking Regionally about Access to Insurance and Health Care under the Affordable Care Act 宾夕法尼亚州医疗补助改革的局限性:《平价医疗法案》下关于获得保险和医疗保健的区域性思考

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-11-28 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I2.112

M. Deegan, A. L. Mathews-Schultz

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The Education Policy Bookshelf: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Studies 教育政策书架:研究选集注释书目

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-06-20 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I1.98

Meghan E. Rubado

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Higher Standards and Lower Achievement? An Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s Keystone Exams 更高的标准和更低的成就?对宾夕法尼亚州Keystone考试的评价

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-06-20 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I1.83

Adam J. McGlynn

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COMMONWEALTH Forum: Should Pennsylvania Abolish the Property Tax for Schools? 联邦论坛:宾夕法尼亚州应该废除学校财产税吗?

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-06-20 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I1.81

David G. Argall, J. Hopcraft, W. Fischel

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An Introduction to the Special Issue on Education Policy 《教育政策》特刊简介

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-06-20 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I1.80

J. McLaughlin, Michelle J. Atherton

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More Trouble Ahead for Public School Finance: The Implications of Generational Change in Pennsylvania 公立学校财政面临更多麻烦:宾夕法尼亚州代际变化的影响

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-06-20 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I1.84

M. McClure, Vera Krekanova

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What Would Student-Based Allocation Mean for Pennsylvania School Districts? 以学生为基础的分配对宾夕法尼亚州学区意味着什么?

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2016-06-20 DOI: 10.15367/CJPPP.V18I1.82

M. Roza, Amanda Warco

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