June 14, 2023TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. budget 2023: How a landmark school funding lawsuit is shaping negotiationsby Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
June 9, 2023Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerDisputes over education spending, cash reserves emerge as Pa. budget deadline approachesby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
June 6, 2023TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. officials spent $12.6M on private lawyers to fight challenge to state’s education fundingby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Feb. 9, 2023TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerShapiro, Pa. lawmakers may face multibillion-dollar budget question after major school funding rulingby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
Sept. 15, 2022Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAEfforts to ban, restrict LGBTQ curriculum in Pa. schools hinge on who becomes the next governorby Ethan Edward Coston of Spotlight PA
July 25, 2022TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerWolf quietly steers $40 million to Pitt, Pa.’s other state-related universitiesby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
July 18, 2022Tim Tai / Philadelphia InquirerNew Pa. budget injects $125M into private school tax credit program that lacks basic accountabilityby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
July 6, 2022Abby Drey / Centre Daily Times6 ways to engage with our new State College regional bureauby Spotlight PA State College Staff
July 6, 2022Photo providedMeet Wyatt Massey, Penn State investigative reporter for Spotlight PA State Collegeby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
April 7, 2022Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAIt's hard to track the conditions of Pa. schools. Spotlight PA wants your help flagging health hazards.by Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Feb. 14, 2022ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Philadelphia InquirerBudget report on Pa. education agency provokes spat between lawmakers, watchdogsby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Jan. 25, 2022TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerA massive Pa. corporate tax break lacks basic accountability, report findsby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Oct. 14, 2021DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerA basic guide to vetting your local candidates in Pennsylvania’s 2021 school board electionsby Ethan Edward Coston of Spotlight PA
Oct. 7, 2021ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Philadelphia InquirerMany Pa. school districts are passing up free coronavirus testing even after a rise in casesby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Aug. 31, 2021PennLive‘Have they locked the doors?’ Judge presses for details on Hershey charity spat with board memberby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA and Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer
June 25, 2021CHARLES FOX / Philadelphia InquirerHow the state’s richest charity spends its money: The Milton Hershey School, by the numbersby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
June 10, 2021Lisa Larson-Walker / ProPublicaSold on the promise of a college education, some former Milton Hershey School students ended up with debt, hardshipsby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA and Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer
June 9, 2021Commonwealth Media ServicesWolf sticks by $1 billion plan to close Pa.’s education gap, minus his proposed tax increaseby Shaniece Holmes Brown for Spotlight PA
May 28, 2021Lisa Larson-Walker / ProPublicaAmerica’s richest school serves low-income kids. But much of its Hershey-funded fortune isn’t being spent.by Bob Fernandez of The Inquirer and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
May 5, 2021Commonwealth Media ServicesPa.’s state university system adopts strategy to address campus racismby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA
April 16, 2021Courtesy of PennLiveBoard member sues powerful Hershey School, claims he’s being denied financial recordsby Bob Fernandez of The Inquirer and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Feb. 18, 2021TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerThe $1 billion plan to close the gap between growing and shrinking Pa. school districtsby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Jan. 14, 2021Commonwealth Media ServicesHead of Pa.’s public university system to examine historic roots of racism in state schoolsby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Nov. 23, 2020MARGO REED / The Philadelphia InquirerDid you go to Milton Hershey School? Tell us about your experience.by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA, Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Beena Raghavendran of ProPublica, and Zipporah Osei of ProPublica
Oct. 27, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerSee how much funding your Pa. school district is owed, according to a new reportby Spotlight PA Staff
Oct. 27, 2020HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerPa. schools need an additional $4.6 billion to close education gaps, new analysis findsby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA and Maddie Hanna of The Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 23, 2020Milton Hershey SchoolCourt green lights Hershey’s $350 million plan for six free childhood centers around Pennsylvaniaby Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Oct. 21, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesSolutions for racism, inequity should be central to redesign of Pa. state universities, senator saysby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Sept. 30, 2020MARGO REED / Philadelphia InquirerHershey School proposes $350 million network of six early childhood centers in Pa.by Bob Fernandez of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Aug. 24, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesAfter Spotlight PA report on campus racism, lawmaker tells state system to take actionby Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA