Mar 27, 2019
The American Dream is eroding in Delaware County. Incomes that used to provide a comfortable middle class life are no longer enough to even cover the basics. Even families who are near the median income – an income that should solidify their middle class status – are...
Mar 15, 2018
While charter schools in Philadelphia typically take the spotlight, the southeast Pennsylvania suburbs also have a large charter sector. Twenty years into the charter school experiment, this report examines whether charter schools in the suburbs are an efficient and...
Oct 20, 2016
Children Stuck in Recession in Delaware County Despite Recovery READ – Left Out: The Status of Children in Delaware County Graphics for social media – please share
Oct 20, 2016
Children Still in Recession in Delaware County Despite Recovery Rising child poverty and lower student achievement casts shadow over modest gains Philadelphia (Oct 13, 2016) – While recent headlines tout a national recovery from the Great Recession, more children in...
Oct 3, 2016
Children Stuck in Recession in Suburban Counties Despite Recovery Child poverty, lower test scores casts long shadow in Delco, Bucks, Montco and Chester DOWNLOAD “Left Out–The Status of Children in Delaware County” Philadelphia (Oct 3, 2016) – While...
Aug 19, 2014
PCCY found more than 53,000 children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties live in poverty. Click on the links below for a brief summary across all four counties and the full reports. Bucks County – Nearly 9,000 children in Bucks County live in poverty,...
