Private donors help Philadelphia students, even as Gov. Josh Shapiro turns hostile to choice scholarships
WSJ editorial. Excerpts:
"Only a third of Philadelphia students were proficient in English, and a quarter in math, on state tests last year. That’s the horrifying return on school district spending of about $32,000 per student"
"District-staffing surged while enrollment dropped 12% from 2016 to 2025."
"More than 100,000 mostly lower-income children used the tax-credit scholarships in 2023-24, the most recent year with data available. But funding caps leave tens of thousands of students on waiting lists" (tax credits to businesses and individuals who donate to scholarship organizations)
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