RESEARCH
Check out the most recent fact based research on PA’s woeful funding situation. Studies show we need more funding and our students are suffering as a result.
Mission: Readiness
Workforce Readiness – The National Security Threat from Within
November 2019
Education Law Center
Still Shortchanging Children with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education Continues
October 2019
http://paschoolswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-ELC-Special-Education-Report.pdf
Keystone Research Center
How is State Funding for Schools Affecting Your Property Taxes?
March 2019
http://paschoolswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/taxreport-11819-2.pdf
PASBO/PASA
School District Budget Report
June 2019
http://paschoolswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-spring-budget-report-5.pdf
Public Citizens for Children and Youth
The Game Plan: A Regional Strategy for Strengthening Pennsylvania’s Workforce
ReadyNation – Council for a Strong America
Real Estate Markets Thrive When PA Schools Work
April 2019
http://paschoolswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/taxreport-11819-2.pdf
Education Law Center
Shortchanging Children with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education in Pennsylvania
https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Special-Education-Report-Online.pdf
Pennsylvania School Boards Association
2019 State of Education
February 2019
Equitable School Funding
A Must for Pennsylvania’s Economic Competitiveness
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Skilled Workers Needed: Ensuring Investments in Career and Technical Education
CTE REPORT PDF ( http://paschoolswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/PPC-CTE-Report.pdf )
REFERENCES & DATA PDF ( http://paschoolswork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CTE-Report-References-and-Data-Sources.pdf )
American Institutes for Research
Educational Equity, Adequacy, and Equal Opportunity in the Commonwealth: An Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s School Finance System
William Penn Foundation
Pennsylvania School Data Project
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Spending Impact on Student Performance Fact Sheets
https://www.papartnerships.org/resources-publications/reports/#k12-education
RAND Corporation
The Economic Impact of Achievement Gaps in Pennsylvania’s Public Schools
Public Interest Law Center
The Cost of Adequate Education Funding: An Updated Report
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Spending Impact on Student Performance: A Rural Perspective
https://www.papartnerships.org/report/spending-impact-on-student-performance-a-rural-perspective/
Education Law Center
Money Matters in Education Justice
https://elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Education-Justice-Report-1.pdf
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