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Governor:Tom Corbett
Secretary of Education:Ron Tomalis
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:1,793,284
Number of school districts:690
Number of public schools:3,233
Number of public school teachers:129,911
Unadjusted education spending per student:$12,729
Percent minority students:28.8%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:38.3%
Percent of students with disabilities:16.5%
Percent of English-language learners:2.6%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:47.9%
8th grade math:38.9%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:41.4%
8th grade reading:38.0%

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March 12, 2012 - Education Week
No rescue is in sight for the troubled Chester Upland district, despite a court-ordered meeting this month with the state.
February 21, 2012 - Education Week
Sixty-five percent of the city's young adults without a high school diploma are unemployed. Monica Reyes is one of them.
February 10, 2012 - Education Week
Administrators still seek guidance despite the Supreme Court's denial of cases involving discipline of student speech on the Internet.
January 24, 2012 - Education Week
A new report outlines district failures ranging from the lack of adequate therapeutic counseling for students to "inconsistent reporting and tracking of serious incidents."
January 18, 2012 - Education Week
Over half of the 38 school districts and 10 charter schools in Pennsylvania flagged for statistical irregularities on 2009 state exams have been cleared of any improprieties, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
January 13, 2012 - Education Week
Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School in Philadelphia is one of nine schools slated for closure as part of the district's facilities master plan.
December 16, 2011 - Education Week
A report from the city's controller office accuses the school district of letting eight shuttered buildings deteriorate into dangerously unsafe condition.
December 7, 2011 - Education Week
Since a shakeup began almost two months ago, members of Philadelphia’s powerful School Reform Commission have been vocal in declaring their newfound commitment to transparency and accountability.
November 8, 2011 - Education Week
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November 1, 2011 - Education Week

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