From Fund Our Schools PA (https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/): Do these four things: Support the Pennsylvania State 2021-22 Education Budget, which creates fairness in education public school funding while cutting taxes for working families and businesses. Contact your PA Senator and Representative and write a letter to … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On May 29th, Governor Wolf signed a stopgap budget that was passed by the PA legislature. This budget provides five months of flat funding for most state programs and a full twelve months of … Continued
From PA Schools Work (http://paschoolswork.org/) We are reaching out to you, our supporters, for your help. Years of under-investment by the state has left schools $3 billion short in basic education and $1.38 billion short in special education. This is … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): As any parent will tell candidates, education is their top priority so it’s especially frustrating when lawmakers aren’t seeing what parents, educators and advocates are seeing in schools. As their election campaigns … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-04/education/poll-shows-strong-support-for-more-education-aid/a62398-1 May 4, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Fifty-six percent of Pennsylvanians say the state invests too little money in public education. (michael_schueller/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvanians from both … Continued
By Michael Churchill, Attorney, Public Interest Law Center This post is in response to a Capitolwire column entitled “Challenging the argument that PA doesn’t provide for a ‘thorough and efficient system of public education.” Cherry picking numbers to suit your … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-02-05/education/hearing-date-set-for-pa-school-funding-suit/a61303-1 February 5, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The lawsuit challenging the adequacy of Pennsylvania’s public school funding was first filed in 2014. (mromerorta/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A lawsuit claiming … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On November 7, 2017, Pennsylvania voters will find a proposed amendment to the PA Constitution, Joint Resolution 1, on their ballots. It reads: Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to permit the General Assembly to … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-14/education/budget-impasse-called-man-made-disaster-for-schools/a59426-1 September 14, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window If a revenue bill is not passed by Friday, school funding may be cut by $1 billion. (12019/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — While … Continued