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 Pennsylvania’s inadequate and unconstitutional school funding system. Students’ low academic performance is not a
failure on their part – it is because schools simply cannot afford the academic resources and staffing costs required to deliver a 21st century education.

Over half of the city’s students failed the math and ELA Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSAs) in 2023 in both traditional public schools and charter schools.

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