Funding
Action Requested: Governor Shapiro Needs to Hear from BASD by Friday
Click HERE to submit a public comment to the Basic Education Funding Commission. We invite you to join an important effort to help ensure that the Pennsylvania legislature and Governor Shapiro take action to develop a school funding system in the commonwealth in accordance with the Commonwealth Court’s decision that current public education funding in…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Release Level Up Funds for Underfunded School Districts
We are reaching out to you today with an urgent request to support the release of Level Up funds for Pennsylvania’s most underfunded schools. As you may already know, the Level Up supplement has been crucial in providing critical resources to school districts in need across the Commonwealth. It has garnered bipartisan support and has…
Read MoreUPDATE: House Dems vote down DeVos voucher bill in the Rules Committee
UPDATE: Today, the Senate moved their “PASS Scholarship” DeVos voucher bill to the House Rules Committee, where it was SOUNDLY REJECTED in a party-line vote of 18-15. House Democrats have stood firm in their support of public education and their unequivocal opposition to a new school voucher program in the commonwealth that would funnel precious education dollars…
Read MoreALERT: Reject “Lifeline Scholarships,” Fund Public Schools
From our friends at Education Voters of PA Senate Republicans in Harrisburg just announced that implementing a new school voucher program is their top priority in the 2023-2024 state budget. They are fast tracking a “Lifeline Scholarship” bill (Senate Bill 795) that would create a brand new voucher program IN ADDITION TO the current $340 million/year…
Read More**UPDATE** COMMONWEALTH COURT SCHOOL FUNDING DECISION & ACTION ITEM: TIME TO INVEST IN PA PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
We know that every child, regardless of where they live, has a right to good education. A new ruling from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court reinforces a reality that parents and students across Pennsylvania have been facing for decades – our legislators are not upholding their constitutional duty to ensure a thorough and efficient system of…
Read MoreThe verdict is in: Public school students WIN!!!
From the good people at Education Voters In a historic victory for students, on February 7, 2023, Commonwealth Court ruled that Pennsylvania’s current school funding system is unconstitutional. The judge issued a clear directive: “All witnesses agree that every child can learn. It is now the obligation of the Legislature, Executive Branch, and educators, to…
Read MoreTime to Invest in PA Public Schools
ACTION ITEM: TIME TO INVEST IN PA PUBLIC SCHOOLS! Every child, regardless of where they live, has a right to good education. Now is the time to reimagine Pennsylvania’s public education system so every student has what they need to reach their full potential, but the new governor and our legislators need to hear from…
Read MorePA Budget – Great News for Public Schools!
A huge thank you for everyone’s hard work – it paid off today when Governor Wolf signed the 2022-2023 budget that includes a $525 million increase in Basic Education Funding (allocated using the Fair Funding Formula) and a $225 million increase for Level Up. These two increases will mean more than $59 million in new state…
Read MoreA Zero-Hour State Budget-Related Request
I said the last request was the final one…but this budget season is stretching a little longer – and that’s because the Governor is demanding increases in public education funding! To get these increases passed, it’s essential to reach out yet another time to our local PA Senators, Browne and Scavello, to stress how important these increases are for…
Read MoreHelping the Governor stand strong during budget negotiations
One final request as budget season winds down. We’re hearing rumors that the majority leaders in Harrisburg are lowballing the Governor on the education budget and there are real concerns that the Governor might be willing to cave to their demands. Please contact Governor Wolf’s office to share your interactions with legislators and strongly urge him to hold firm…
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