Pennsylvania
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Check Out Which Local High Schools Send the Most Students to Harvard, Princeton, MIT
Fifteen of the Top 20 high schools in Pennsylvania that send the most students to Harvard, Princeton, and MIT are located in southeastern Pennsylvania, according to a staff report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. New research from PolarisList ranks high schools nationwide on the number of their students who matriculated into the aforementioned institutions, which…
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Where Does Pennsylvania Rank Among the Hardest-Working States in America? Hint: It’s Not Good
With Americans working an average of almost 1,800 hours per year and 52 percent of workers not using all their available vacation time, WalletHub compiled its report on 2018’s Hardest-Working States in America. In order to determine where Americans work the hardest, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 10 key metrics, which range from average…
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Here’s How Pennsylvanians Use Their Vacation Days … if They’re Using Them at All
Fewer than half of Pennsylvanians use their vacation days to get away, according to a recently published report, writes Maria Gomez for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “Under-Vacationed America: A State-by-State Look at Time Off” – a report powered by the U.S. Travel Association – also found that only around half of Pennsylvanians use all of…
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Check Out Where Pennsylvania Ranks Among Best, Worst States for Women’s Equality
Pennsylvania placed 29th among 2018’s Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality, a list published by WalletHub. After the U.S. fell four places to 49th out of the 144 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index, WalletHub examined the situation internally to find where in American society women receive the most equal treatment. WalletHub then…
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Average Student Debt in Pennsylvania the Highest in the Nation
The average student debt in Pennsylvania is the highest in the nation, checking in at more than $35,000 per student for the second consecutive year, write Alison Burdo and Craig Ey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Even more troubling is the debt carried by those who earn a bachelor’s degree from the state’s public universities.…
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New Study: Pennsylvania the Least Baby Friendly State in America
Pennsylvania ranks 26th among the best states to have a baby, despite being the least baby friendly state in the nation, according to an analysis recently published by WalletHub. To determine the rankings for its 2018’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across…
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Delaware County Home to Five of State’s Top 50 Public High Schools
Five high schools in Delaware County are among the Top 50 public high schools in Pennsylvania for 2019, according to a list recently published by Niche.com. The rankings are based on rigorous analysis of data on academic and student life, as well as test scores, college data, and ratings from millions of users. Radnor checked…
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State Lawmakers Offer No Relief as Suburban School Districts Continue to Impose Tax Hikes
With no fix forthcoming from state lawmakers, suburban school districts continue to impose annual tax hikes on property owners that drastically outstrip earnings growth, writes Maria Panaritis for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A recent analysis found that over the last decade, “school property taxes in the 60-plus districts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties have…
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Pennsylvania’s Gun Control Paradox Puts Voters, Legislature on Opposite Sides
Despite the majority of registered voters in Pennsylvania supporting some additional gun regulation, the legislature has failed to act on even the least controversial measures, write Dr. G. Terry Madonna and Dr. Michael Young for City and State Pennsylvania. This is not for a lack of options, as scores of gun control measures keep getting…
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Despite Recent Discovery Near Pittsburgh, Delco Still Home to State’s Largest Red Oak Tree
A massive red oak tree recently discovered in Bell Township outside of Pittsburgh will not dethrone the state’s largest-recorded red oak tree, which happens to be located in Delaware County, according to a report from The Associated Press. The new contender for inclusion in the Champion Trees of Pennsylvania, a registry of the state’s largest…
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County Receives $500,000 in Drilling-Impact Fees
Delaware County received more than $500,000 last year in drilling-impact fees from natural gas operators, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. The fee, tied to wells and not pipelines, was created by the General Assembly’s passage of Act 13 in 2012. Every year, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission calculates the average sales price of…
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New Filing in William Penn School District’s Landmark Lawsuit Over School Funding
The William Penn School District is one of the plaintiffs in a landmark lawsuit alleging that Pennsylvania’s new school-funding formula has failed to fix the disparity between wealthy and poor public school districts, writes Maddie Hanna for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The lawsuit, originally filed four years ago against the Pennsylvania Department of Education, was reinstated…
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Pennsylvania Still Permits Drivers to Hold Phones While Driving
Despite overwhelming evidence that holding a phone and talking while driving can be dangerous, Pennsylvania has still not banned the practice, writes Justine McDaniel for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Keystone State is not alone in this, as currently only 16 states have made talking on a handheld cellphone while driving a car illegal. In fact,…
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New Study Suggests Pennsylvania Residents Skeptical of Free Trade Agreements
Pennsylvania is one of the states where residents are most skeptical of free trade agreements, according to a study by the Bucknell University Institute for Public Policy, writes Min Xian for WHYY. The study found negative attitudes in states where voters supported President Barack Obama in the 2012 election and flipped their support to President…
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Change in State’s Fireworks Law Should Light Up the Sky This Fourth of July
A change in state law last October – which allows residents to buy consumer-grade explosive fireworks for the first time in decades – should light up the skies in Pennsylvania this Fourth of July, writes Vinny Vella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The newly permitted items can now be bought at both brick-and-mortar stores and seasonal…
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Penn State Faculty Coordinates Project to Support Those Affected by Opioid Epidemic
A website run by Penn State faculty is hoping to offer some support to those affected by the opioid crisis, writes Kaleah McIlwain for The Underground, a student-run media site devoted to telling the untold stories within the Penn State community. The “Share Your Opioid Story” project is being coordinated by Glenn Sterner, a postdoctoral…
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Republicans Appeal Gerrymandering Ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging a ruling that the state’s congressional districts were illegally redrawn and that they benefited Republicans and placed Democrats at a disadvantage, write Jonathan Lai and Liz Navratil for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and House Speaker Mike…
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Fascinating New Study on Life Expectancies Reveals Huge Disparities Among States
A new study shows that there are huge disparities among states when it comes to average life expectancy, as Pennsylvania ranks 30th at 76 years, writes Bill Murphy Jr. for Inc. magazine. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is different from other major studies, because it approached life expectancy on…
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