Statistics on children, youth and families in Pennsylvania from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
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The implications for these disparities are significant, as students from lower-income districts tend to perform worse on standardized tests, are more likely to be chronically absent from school, and are less likely to graduate on-time.[5] In addition to poor academic outcomes, these students are also more likely to experience long term adverse effects, such as low educational attainment, limited career opportunities, and the perpetuation of poverty.
[1] Lapp, G. & Shaw-Amoah, A. (2023). Pennsylvania School Funding and School Staffing Disparities. Research for Action. https://www.researchforaction.org/research-resources/k-12/pennsylvania-school-funding-and-school-staffing-disparities/
[2] Stone, C. & Stier, M. (2024). K-12 School Funding in PA Remains Inadequate and Inequitable. Pennsylvania Policy Center. https://pennpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/adequacy-and-equity-2024.pdf
[3] Greene, P. (2024). Pennsylvania’s Path to Petter (And More Expensive) School Funding. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2024/01/18/pennsylvanias-path-to-better-and-more-expensive-school-funding/
[4] Keystone Research Center. (2024). K-12 Education. https://keystoneresearch.org/issues/k-12-education/#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20Pennsylvania%20has%20a,than%20the%20lowest%20spending%20districts
[5] The Commonwealth Institute. (2017). Unequal Opportunities: Fewer Resources, Worse Outcomes for Students in Schools with Concentrated Poverty. https://thecommonwealthinstitute.org/tci_research/unequal-opportunities-fewer-resources-worse-outcomes-for-students-in-schools-with-concentrated-poverty/#:~:text=Similarly%2C%20almost%20all%20high%20schools,likely%20to%20graduate%20on%2Dtime
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