In a town kept down by county decisions and indecision, even the most determined families find it hard to rise above stagnation, deprivation, and violence.
Children & Families
Allegheny County's patchwork of highly fragmented municipal governments, combined with a reliance on local property taxes for services, is an obstacle to tackling concentrated pockets of high child poverty and need, officials said this week.
We want to tell the stories of teachers, students and their families who are overcoming challenges to educate the state’s next generation.
It's a high-stakes problem lawmakers across the country are increasingly trying to address.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Rich Lord, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2018 Data Fellowship.
In southwestern Pennsylvania's fragmented patchwork of cities, boroughs and townships, children are likely to live in places without the resources to keep them safe, active and healthy.
This reporting is supported by the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Rachel Dissell and Brie Zeltner, participants in the 2018 National Fellowship....
This reporting is supported by the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship.
This reporting is supported by the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship.