From Pew's State of the City report: Philadelphia population trends. Today, The Pew Charitible Trusts released a new State of the City report that revealed a lot of positive trends in the city. Here …
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Today, The Pew Charitible Trusts released a new State of the City report that revealed a lot of positive trends in the city.
Here were the big takeaways from the report according to Pew:
“There’s good reason to be optimistic about Philadelphia in 2015,” said Larry Eichel, director of Pew’s Philadelphia research initiative. “The growing young adult and immigrant populations, residential building boom, and declining unemployment and major crime rates are all positive signs for the city. But our findings indicate that progress on the economy, pensions, schools, and public safety will be essential to keep Philadelphia moving forward.”
The one bit of "bad news" is the continued decline in city test scores. Those scores have been falling in the district since reaching a high point in 2011. The only counter to that number is the gradual growth in high school graduation rates.