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REPORT: Career and Technical Education: A Pathway to Success for PA Students and Economy

Apr 15, 2025

Career-related learning that better connects graduates to future employment and higher education is growing in respect and demand in Pennsylvania. Economists predict the majority…

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REPORT: Philadelphia Charter School Students Not Immune to Consequences of State Underfunding

Mar 13, 2024

Philadelphia Charter School Students Not Immune to Consequences of State Underfunding All of Philadelphia’s students are being denied the best K-12 education because of…

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REPORT: Investing in Career Related Learning for High School Students – Mar 2023

Mar 3, 2023

Report – Meeting The Demand for New Workers – March 2023 Investing in public education excellence is the path to thriving communities, a stable…

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REPORT: Cyber Charter Surpluses – June 2022

Jun 15, 2022

Cyber charter surpluses are substantial, growing, and unregulated. This issue matters to school districts that are responsible for paying public cyber charter tuition and…

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REPORT: PA Disconnect in Cyber Charter Oversight and Funding – Jan 2022

Jan 27, 2022

Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools are over-funded and under-regulated compared to similar programs in 27 other states. The PA Disconnect in Cyber Charter Oversight and…

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REPORT: Informed and Empowered: Girls With Options – Sep 2021

Sep 14, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, Children First amyk@childrenfirstpa.org WHAT WE LEARNED IN SEX ED: GIRLS NEED OPTIONS Black and Hispanic girls want culturally…

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REPORT: A New Look at Cyber Charter Fund Balances – June 2021

Jun 23, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@childrenfirstpa.org, 347-607-1058 mobile CYBER CHARTERS ARE STOCKPILING DOLLARS THAT SHOULD GO TO STUDENTS New Report Shows PA’s…

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REPORT: No More Dreams Deferred – Mar 2021

Mar 25, 2021

No More Dreams Deferred: Building An Education System That Works for Black and Hispanic Students Across the region, the share of students of color…

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APPENDICES: No More Dreams Deferred Report – Mar 2021

Mar 24, 2021

No More Dreams Deferred: Building An Education System That Works for Black and Hispanic Students A Full Copy of the No More Dreams Deferred…

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REPORT: Hold Harmless: A Quarter Century of Inequity at the Heart of Pennsylvania’s School System – Jan 2021

Jan 26, 2021

This report reveals the significant harm done by the education funding system paradoxically known as “hold harmless.”  This system fails to account for the…

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