pafairfunding In Philadelphia Inquirer: Penn Wood and Agnes Irwin are only a few miles apart, but could not be more different. The contrast has prompted me to learn more about what drives these disparities, and how to address them. Victoria Monroe https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-school-funding-equity-level-up-legislation-20210602.html
Call, tweet, or email Senator John Yudichak. Senator Yudichak represents a number of seriously underfunded districts- Wilkes Barre, Jim Thorpe, Hanover Area, and Panther Valley, and Hazelton. He previously co-sponsored Senator Boscola’s bill and we are asking him to do it again. Ask him to co-sponsor SB123 (Boscola’s current bill) which phases in full application … Read more
Reach out to Representative Barry Jozwiak and ask him to co-sponsor Rep Ciresi’s and Rep Sturla’s Fair Funding bills. Both bills substantially advance the cause of equitable funding. Rep Jozwiak is from Berks County and has just one district getting less than its fair share… but has co-sponsored fair funding legislation in the past. When … Read more
Call or email Representative Tim Hennsessey and ask him to co-sponsor Rep Ciresi’s fair funding bill. Rep Hennessey has previously co-sponsored fair funding legislation and has underfunded school districts in his legislative district. He represents Chester and Montgomery County school districts shortchanged about 15 M dollars each year. Contact Links Phone: 717-787-3431 or 610-326-2626 Email: … Read more
Contact Representative Steven Mentzer, R-97. Representative Mentzer attended Manheim Township High School. Since he attended, the Manheim Township School district has lost per-student state basic education funding year after year. In the current school year, Manheim Township School District received almost $7M LESS in PA State Basic Education Funding than the Fair Funding Formula calls … Read more
In Pottstown Mercury, Reading Eagle, Delaware County Daily Times, and more: Who pays that price of this inequity? Our students do, with cuts to needed programs; and our taxpayers do, as they are the ones paying to maintain essential academic and extracurricular programming AND keep up with the state mandates you’ve been hearing about. It’s … Read more
Editorial in Daily Local News: Montgomery County K-12 Public Schools cumulatively would have received $315 million more from the state over the six years since the Fair Funding Formula was introduced, if the formula were used for all PA Basic Education Funding! Who pays that price of this inequity? Our students do, with cuts to … Read more
Editorial in Reading Eagle: Pennsylvania has the widest gap in per-student spending between wealthy and poor districts of all 50 states. As we have repeatedly seen, students in underfunded districts lack educational necessities as basic as textbooks and safe buildings, while students in the well-funded districts next door have state-of-the-art labs and Olympic-sized swimming pools. … Read more
Editorial in Pottstown Mercury: Montgomery County K-12 Public Schools cumulatively would have received $315 million more from the state over the six years since the Fair Funding Formula was introduced, if the formula were used for all PA Basic Education Funding! Who pays that price of this inequity? Our students do, with cuts to needed … Read more
Editorial in Delaware County Daily Times: Delaware County K-12 Public Schools cumulatively would have received $195 Million more from the state over the six years since the Fair Funding Formula was introduced, if the formula were used for all PA Basic Education Funding! Who pays that price of this inequity? Our students do, with cuts … Read more
Contact Representative Dan Moul, R-91. Representative Moul attended New Oxford High School in the Conewago Valley School District. Since he attended, the Conewago Valley School District has lost per-student state basic education funding year after year. In the current school year, Conewago Valley School District received almost $3.5M LESS in PA State Basic Education Funding … Read more
Call or email Representative Tim Hennsessey and ask him to co-sponsor Rep Ciresi’s and Rep Sturla’s fair funding bills. Rep Hennessey has previously co-sponsored fair funding legislation and has underfunded school districts in his legislative district. He represents Chester and Montgomery County school districts shortchanged about 15 M dollars each year. Contact Links Phone: 717-787-3431 … Read more