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Pennsylvania Urban Transit Statistical Report, 2003-2004.
The 2003-04 Pennsylvania Urban Transit Statistical Report is a summary of selected financial and operating data for the state assisted public transportation carriers in the urbanized areas of Pennsylvania.
(
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
,
).
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Strengthening School Leadership: Preparing and Supporting Superintendents and Principals.
This report from The Education Policy and Leadership Center reviews the status of district and school leadership and recommends policy changes to enhance the quality of that leadership. The report makes recommendations for state policymakers, universities, and school districts designed to strengthen preparation and professional development for superintendents and principals. Further, the report recognize that effectively carrying out the demands placed on today’s school administrators requires well-functioning leadership teams.
(
The Education Policy and Leadership Center
,
).
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Improving Economic Health and Competitiveness Through Tax Sharing.
Study of local tax sharing mechanisms in Pennsylvania and other states and their potential to improve the fiscal health of communities and support sustainable development.
(
Environmental Law Institute
,
April 2008).
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Taxpayer-Funded Preschool: Count the Costs.
An estimate of the taxpayer costs of taxpayer-funded universal preschool in Pennsylvania.
(
Commonwealth Foundation
,
June 2007).
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Study of the Cost-Effectiveness of Consolidating Pennsylvania School Districts .
Like most states, Pennsylvania is grappling with the escalating costs of operating its public education system. In recent years, the regular operating costs of the Commonwealth’s 501 school districts have grown at nearly three times the national rate of inflation. Although average per-pupil costs exceed $10,000 in Pennsylvania, actual spending per pupil varies significantly from one district to another. <br/>
In the interest of helping school districts save money and meet more of their students' needs, the Pennsylvania Legislature commissioned this study of the cost-effectiveness of consolidating school districts and sharing services. The potential benefits of consolidation rest on the hypothesis that per-pupil costs vary among school districts, in part, as a function of enrollment and economies of scale.1 The assumption is that smaller districts spend more per pupil because they pro-rate fixed costs over fewer students, and because they are unable to leverage their purchasing power to obtain volume discounts to the same extent that larger districts can. To test this hypothesis and to analyze related issues, this study focuses on five legislative research objectives identified in Resolution S208 from the 2006 legislative session.
(
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
,
June 2007).
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Early Learning: What the Research Shows.
<p>This review provides an independent review of relevant research and literature on the benefits and outcomes of early childhood education.</p>
(
Pennsylvania Economy League
,
May 2007).
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Center City Planning for Growth, 2007-2012.
A series of recommendations for consideration by the next mayor for making Center City Philadelphia more competitive with strategic infrastructure investments, both large and small.
(
Center City District/Central Philadelphia Development Corporation
,
April 2007).
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Structuring Healthy Communities.
The PEL report analyzed municipal revenue from 1970 through 2003, found a systemic decline in the fiscal health of communities statewide. This decline cuts across all types of municipalities, in rural, suburban and urban areas, and in all regions of the state. It already impacts more than half of Pennsylvanians where they live, and without new tools for community leaders, it’s only a matter of time for the rest of the state. <br/>
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(
Pennsylvania Economy League
,
March 2007).
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Philadelphia's Urban Forest.
Philadelphia has 1.2 million trees, 15.7% cover. Trees store 530,000 tons of carbon valued at over $9 million, and absorb 802 tons of air pollution/yr.
(
USDA Forest Service
,
February 2007).
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Community School Progress Report.
This is an annual report on achievement in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
(
A+ Schools
,
December 2006).
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