From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): PBPC has released a new 30-second video at https://www.facebook.com/PennBPC/videos/10155682839380789/ that explains the current budget impasse, highlights the risks, and calls for action. We’re heavily promoting it on Facebook, with customized versions targeted … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-07-06/education/state-education-budget-called-better-but-still-short/a58399-1 July 6, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Despite increases, advocates estimate Pennsylvania needs to invest $3 billion more in public education. (Michelle Collins/Wikimedia Commons) PHILADELPHIA – The state budget … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-06-21/education/concerns-about-school-funding-as-pa-budget-deadline-nears/a58212-1 June 21, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania legislators are trying to close the state budget gap without raising new revenue. (Jim Bowen/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Education advocates in … Continued
From the Campaign for Fair Education Funding (http://fairfundingpa.org/): The Campaign for Fair Education Funding has just finalized a short, 35-second video that explains the state of education funding in PA. Watch it below: Please share this with your networks as … Continued
From the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (http://www.pilcop.org): Last year Pennsylvania adopted a fair funding formula to distribute Basic Education appropriations to school districts. The new formula takes account of changes in the number of students enrolled in a … Continued