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PPC releases 2020 State of the Child report with county data

Do you know how your county compares to others in Pennsylvania when it comes to child welfare, health insurance coverage, educational opportunities and other important measures of child well-being? more

Education

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Women, people of color most impacted by pandemic recession

The recession caused by the coronavirus has hit Pennsylvania women and people of color particularly hard, as they are more likely to work in jobs that can’t be done remotely. more

Penn State publishes report on child care and COVID-19 in PA

Based on statewide surveys, the report take a sobering look at the challenges facing the child care system in Pennsylvania as a result of the pandemic. more

Education

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Study shows Blacks more likely to die due to treatable illness

Black patients in Pennsylvania are more than twice as likely to die prematurely of treatable health conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, when compared with white patients. more

Health

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Harvard: Mass incarceration is symptom of systemic racism

It wasn’t Black-on-Black crime. Violent video games and rap songs had nothing to do with it; nor did poverty, education, two-parent homes or the international “bootstraps” shortage. It was racism. more

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Report: Pandemic forcing millennial mothers out of workforce

The coronavirus pandemic is stretching millennial parents to the breaking point and may set maternal labor force participation back decades. more

Income

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PA child care agencies in urgent need of funding: study

A new study says that without more funding, hundreds of providers could close for good in the coming months. more

Education

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Urban League releases 2020 'State of Black America'

First issued in 1976, the State of Black America® is one of the most highly-anticipated benchmarks and sources for thought leadership around racial equality in America. more

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