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Stagnant Supply of Teachers: Where Do We Go from Here?

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Teacher Shortages? Examining Pennsylvania Teacher Vacancies in 2023-24 and 2024-25

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Pennsylvania Teacher Attrition and Turnover from 2014 to 2024

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Turning the Corner? Examining the Increase in the Number of Initially Certified Teachers in Pennsylvania

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Trends in Enrollment in US Teacher Preparation Programs: 2009-2022

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Enrollment in Pennsylvania Educator Preparation Programs by Race/Ethnicity (2009 to 2021)

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Superintendent Turnover in Pennsylvania: 2014-2023

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Consequences of the Inequitable School Finance System in Pennsylvania

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Examining Inequities: Black Student Access to School Counselors in Pennsylvania

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Did Principal Attrition Increase After the Pandemic? The Cases of Pennsylvania, Texas, and Nebraska

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Trends in Enrollment in US Teacher Preparation Programs: 2009-2021

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Teachers leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, new study finds [AP]

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Exacerbating the Shortage of Teachers: Rising Teacher Attrition in Pennsylvania from 2014 to 2023

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Access to Counselors in Pennsylvania

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Expert Witness Report for Pennsylvania School Finance Court Case

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Racial Characteristics of School and District Leaders in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Teacher Staffing Challenges

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Fourth Grade Achievement Gaps in Pennsylvania on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 2019

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Access to Nurses, Counselors, and Librarians in Pennsylvania Charter Schools

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Black Student Access to Counselors in Pennsylvania

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Differential Access to Books and School Librarians in Pennsylvania

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Access to School Librarians, Nurses, and Counselors in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Problems and Prospects for Pennsylvania’s School Accountability System

Percentages of Schools Offering Advanced Coursework in All Four Core Course Areas by Geographic Locale (2015)

How Equitable is Access to Advanced Coursework in Pennsylvania High Schools?

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Even MORE evidence that money actually matters to student achievement!

PA NAEP 4th grade Reading Scale Score by Race/Ethnicity and Economically Disadvantaged Status, 2003-2015

Black Student Achievement in PA: 4th Grade NAEP Scores

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School Counselor Week: Access to School Counselors in PA Schools

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Rate of Lead Poisoning in PA Counties (2012-2014)

Almost none of the Philly schools have a librarian–either part-time or full-time.

Access and Opportunity in Philly: Why PA Needs an Adequate and Equitable School Funding

Percentage of Schools with No Counselor by School Level and District Wealth

The Need for Increased and Equalized Funding in PA