Shenango Institute for Public Policy

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You can also download the study in MS-Word format.
You can also read Kengor and Phinney's op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the 5-year impact of NAFTA.
New
State Econ Standards Deserve Gentleman's "C"
Evaluating High School Economics Textbooks in
Central-Western Pennsylvania
a study by G. Dirk Mateer, Ph.D.
What is your school's value ranking? Will you get more for the extra money brought in by that tax hike? - A Guide for Parents and Taxpayers: A Look at Schools and School Performance in Central Western Pennsylvania, a study by Paul Kengor, Ph.D., Michael Coulter, Ph.D. and G. Dirk Mateer, Ph.D.
How local counties can save money on prisons - Mercer County Prison: the Privatization Option, a study by Paul Kengor, Ph.D.
Check out the performance of local school districts and read a statistical analysis of how effectively their resources are being used - A Statistical Analysis of Local School Districts, a study by Timothy Levine