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Evaluation of Pennsylvania school district websites (2010-2013)
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Sunshine Review contributors conducted a study of Pennsylvania school district websites from 2010 to 2013.
They researched to determine what type of information is available to the general public on these websites. The following page provides a snapshot of what they learned in the course of this research.
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means that information is included on the school district website |
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means that the information was not provided on the school district website |
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means that information was partially provided on the school district website |
Conclusion Chart
2012
In 2012, Sunshine Review evaluated the 10 largest school districts and found they averaged a "B" website transparency grade.
| Taxes? | Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Contracts? | Public records? | Audits? | Academics? | Background checks? | |
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9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2010
The following is a conclusion chart of the 501 Pennsylvania school districts evaluated in 2010. At that time the school districts averaged a "D-" website transparency grade.
| Taxes? | Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Audits? | Academics? | Background checks? | |
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62 | 154 | 197 | 158 | 315 | 10 | 25 | 234 | 34 | 150 | 261 |
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22 | 50 | 231 | 306 | 140 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 107 | 0 |
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417 | 297 | 73 | 37 | 46 | 463 | 476 | 267 | 448 | 244 | 240 |
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