It’s time to reformulate our broken funding system, honor Constitutional obligations, and provide all PA students adequate resources for today’s world.
I fervently believe in the importance of our public school system! Our current system of funding public education with its huge dependence on local property taxes over state supplied funds fails to serve the state’s children fairly. It has recently been ruled unconstitutional.1. Every student receive a meaningful opportunity to succeed academically, socially, and civically, which requires that all students have access to a comprehensive, effective, and contemporary system of public education.
The State’s share of funding for public schools has steadily decreased since the 1970′s, consequently local property taxes keep increasing. Despite this, all Pennsylvania schools are significantly underfunded. Districts with low property values are hardest hit.
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