From PA Schools Work (https://paschoolswork.org/):
It’s that time of year here in Pennsylvania: budget crunch time. And that means it’s also crunch time for public school funding in Pennsylvania. We hope you will contact your legislators and ask them to make a genuine commitment to public education by increasing K-12 funding by AT LEAST $1.15 billion — that number represents the increase in mandated costs to school district for this school year and next.
Your legislators need to hear from you now, as negotiations over funding are happening THIS WEEK. New census data just out reinforces the concerns raised by the district fact sheets: Pennsylvania has dropped from 44th to 45th in the share of district revenue that comes from the state – 6th from the bottom. As far as the overall percentage of revenue coming from the state, Pennsylvania has dropped to 37.9%. Overall, the U.S. average is 47% of revenue coming from the state to local school districts.
You can send an email to your legislators about school funding at https://p2a.co/MuA3Dq4.
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Here are some resources that we hope will be helpful in your advocacy for public schools:
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