New PA Project Education Fund

09/05/2026

A Philadelphia charter school and its former CEO have agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle claims that they rigged the school's admissions lottery against Black applicants.

The agreement resolves Civil Rights claims against the Franklin Towne Charter High School and former CEO Joseph Venditti. The Justice Department alleged that in January 2023, Franklin Towne manipulated its admissions lottery to keep out applicants from predominantly Black ZIP codes.

Under the agreement announced Friday by United States Attorney David Metcalf, the school will pay $3.6 million, and Venditti will pay $275,000.

09/05/2026

All registered Pennsylvania voters can apply to vote by mail ballot in the Nov. 3 general election.

Apply for your mail ballot today: vote.pa.gov/MailBallot

09/04/2026

The Erie team is back in action!

Be on the look out for more NPPEF presence in Western PA moving forward.

There's 59 days until November 3rd!
We're on a mission to register every eligible Pennsylvanian to vote!

09/03/2026

Meet our 2026 civic engagement leaders!

- Tristan S.. Regional Organizing Director of Western PA
- Heather S., Regional Organizing Director of Capital Region
- Dyneco G., Deputy Director of Programs & Organizing

We're on a mission to empower people to voice their vote at the ballot box, statewide!

09/03/2026

Voter intimidation is illegal. State and federal laws protect you at every stage of the voting process, from registering to vote through the counting of ballots.

Learn more: https://pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-support/your-rights-and-the-law/voter-intimidation

09/02/2026

If you heard about the recent Supreme Court ruling, know that it doesn’t change anything about your ability to vote with a mail ballot in Pennsylvania.

Mail ballots are still a safe, secure, and easy way to cast your vote.

Request your ballot here:
https://vote.pa/?org=nppef

09/02/2026

09/01/2026

Lyft driver Elwin Green knew exactly what he was paying to insure his Homewood home.

What he didn’t know was that his homeowners insurance bill was more than twice what the average homeowner in some of Allegheny County’s wealthiest communities are paying.

Green, 74, pays Allstate $3,875 a year to insure his 2,350-square-foot house in predominately Black neighborhood of Homewood.

By contrast, homeowners in predominately white communities such as Fox Chapel, Mt. Lebanon, Sewickley and Shadyside are paying $1,500 to $1,700 a year for comparable properties, according to an analysis of insurance rates.

Green was stunned when he saw the numbers.

“I was shocked,” he said. “I was perplexed by the question of why my rate was so high in relation to what someone else might be paying.”

Green’s experience lands squarely in the center of a disturbing question raised by a new national analysis of homeowners insurance rates: Does the color of a neighborhood’s population influence how much homeowners pay to protect their homes?

The Consumer Federation of America says the answer appears to be yes.

Link in comments to read more. ⬇️

08/31/2026

There are seven weeks left to get registered to vote!

Register, check your status, and/or request your mail ballot here:
https://vote.pa/?org=nppef