Story ideas, surfaced from the live data.
Every lead below is generated by running an exploratory query against the same public dataset that powers this site — one row for each of Philadelphia’s public, charter, and alternative schools. Each fleshed-out idea pairs a reporting question with what the data shows and a full analysis of tables and charts. The first ten add a reporter’s briefing: context, supporting findings, and concrete directions for chasing the story down.
Featured investigations
Full reporter briefingsTen leads worth a reporter’s week. Each carries a complete briefing — the context behind the numbers, the supporting findings, and a checklist of records to request and people to call.
More data-driven leads
Question · finding · analysisFleshed-out ideas with a question, what the data shows, and the tables and charts behind it — ready for a reporter to pick up.
Quick query prompts
One-line leadsShort exploratory queries against the dataset — each is a single finding you can pull on, expand into its own story, or use to localize a citywide trend to one building.