{"id":20572,"date":"2026-06-12T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=69d9b45a8f50169b693c06a68c6cba86"},"modified":"2026-06-12T22:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:39:00","slug":"40000-students-across-pennsylvania-to-receive-scholarships-through-the-economically-disadvantaged-schools-eds-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=20572","title":{"rendered":"40,000 Students Across Pennsylvania to Receive Scholarships Through the Economically Disadvantaged Schools (EDS) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nGood News for 314 schools looking at 2026-27 enrollment and funding. BLOCS working to increase scholarships to the state limit of $2,000 per PreK-8th<\/sup> grade student and $4,000 per high school student.<\/i><\/b><\/p>

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#BLOCS<\/a>--BLOCS<\/a>, the state of Pennsylvania's leading provider of scholarships for PreK-12th grade students, today announced early results from the Economically Disadvantaged Schools<\/a> (EDS) Program report. Initial data shows BLOCS will increase scholarships to more than 40,000 up from 33,000 last year. This broad base of impact is significant \u2013 and is due to the structure of the program equally providing scholarship support to all qualifying students.<\/p><\/a><\/a>

\nTo promote transparency, BLOCS has launched a new user-friendly portal for students, parents, schools and donors to access information on EDS and what the impact could mean. In the 2025-26 school year, qualifying K-8 students received $1,500 in scholarship each from EDS and high school students received $3,000 in scholarship each. More can be found here: https:\/\/www.blocs.org\/eds<\/a>.<\/p>

\n\u201cThese results demonstrate the meaningful impact the EDS Program has on families seeking high-quality education for their children,\u201d said Rob Delany<\/a>, CEO of BLOCS. \u201cBy providing increased scholarship funds for students we\u2019re helping more families access schools that align with their aspirations and values. This progress embodies the BLOCS mission \u2013 to empower schools to shape futures through transformative support\u2014building lasting opportunities for education and lifelong success.\u201d<\/p>

\nBLOCS is the sole administrator of the EDS Program, which offers tax-credit-supported scholarships to students in economically disadvantaged communities across the state. With no cap on corporate donor participation and ongoing commitment from BLOCS donors have expanded opportunities to support students\u2019 educational pathways.<\/p>

\nBackground on the EDS Program:<\/p>