Shenango Institute for Public Policy

The Shenango Institute intends to research issues covering all aspects of primary, intermediate and high school education in Central-Western PA which special attention paid to the issues of curriculum, school funding and charter schools.

Current Studies Available:

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.

A Statistical Analysis of Area School Districts by Timothy Levine

Other studies will soon be available.

Articles:

Local School Boards Should Cooperate with Homeschoolers by Michael Coulter, Ph.D.

Let's Support Charter Schools by Michael Coulter, Ph.D.