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David Lapp

@davidlapp.bsky.social

640 followers 934 following 91 posts

Ed law and policy research (through a mostly Pennsylvania lens) and then an embarrassing amount of Sixers angst.

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Pretty consistent with the last round of disparate school closings in Philadelphia

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Maybe cyber charter schools can spend down some of their massive reserves... www.researchforaction.org/wp-content/u...

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

He's almost exactly where he was on this very week 8 years ago. Talk to me if he hits sub 35%. news.gallup.com/poll/203198/...

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Another night of Kruk getting "punchy" @phillies.bsky.social @philliesnation.bsky.social

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Interestingly juxtaposed with the homicide rate (data from www.vitalcitynyc.org/dataviz/new-...)

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

😂🤣😂 @nepc.bsky.social

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Super cool tool from @propublica.org (again!). Here's how racial demographics compare between public and private schools in Philadelphia. Not sure about that "about the same" conclusion though. projects.propublica.org/private-scho...

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Somewhat tangentially related, @research4action.bsky.social found that the decline in the number and share of Black teachers in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County has exceeded the decline in the Black population overall. www.researchforaction.org/research-res...

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

And same grades as prior years: A for overall funding, F for distribution, and A for effort.

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Pennsylvania ranking as 3rd most regressive school funding in the nation.

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

www.inquirer.com/education/ph... I'm late to this, but a bit confused. PDE reports SDP enrollment of 117,985 in 23-24, so Supt's 24-25 numbers represent a (very small) decline. Also, charter enrollment decline even more significant. Total county enrollment would be down -2,292. Here's prior 20 years

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David Lapp @davidlapp.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Seems a good time—as Mayor Parker and PHL city council consider giving tax breaks & permission to build a $1.5 billion arena in the middle of downtown to a multi-billion-dollar sports franchise—to sit with the mind-boggling disparities in PHL students’ access to middle & high school sports.

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