House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Posted:
June 1, 2016 03:30 PM
From:
Representative David Parker and Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone
To:
All House members
Subject:
Basic Education Funding Equity
After a year of testimony, the 2014/15 bipartisan Basic Education Funding Commission reviewed the distribution of $5.5 Billion in state Basic Education Funding and unanimously reported 180 school districts were underfunded by “approximately $1 billion” annually. This massive underfunding severely impacts over 600,000 schoolchildren, 80,000 educators & staff, ...
Views on ‘equity’ clash in new PA school funding formula
Read the full story at Keystone Crossroads:
http://crossroads.newsworks.org/index.php/keystone-crossroads/latest/item/94111-views-on-equity-clash-in-new-pa-school-funding-formula?l=dt
Basic ed funding bill on its way to the governor
Read the full story at pawork.org:
http://www.pawork.org/basic-ed-funding-formula-bill-way-governor-capitolwire/
Pottstown Mayor Endorses Equity First
(Pottstown, PA) – Pottstown Mayor Sharon Thomas today announced her personal endorsement of Equity First, the initiative to fix 25 years of Basic Education underfunding. The June 2015 Basic Education Funding Commission Report identified 180 school districts underfunded by $937 Million, annually.
Pottstown School District is underfunded by $11.9 Million, Annually
“If Pottstown School District and the other underfunded districts do not receive additional Basic Education budget allocations,” stated Mayor Thomas, “we will remain severely underfunded for another ...
Equity First Hosting Capitol Rotunda Rally
Citizens for Fair School Funding
“Support Equity First”
Media Contact: Equity First
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2016
Equity-First Hosting Capitol Rotunda Rally
11:30 am Thursday April 28th in State Capitol Rotunda
Group Wants $300 Million in New Basic Education Funding to go to 180 Underfunded School Districts FIRST
HARRISBURG – The Citizens for Fair School Funding announced they are hosting a Capitol Rotunda Rally at 11:30 am on Thursday, April 28th in the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Taxpayers, ...
Stop Crying Wolf
Recently, my colleague from Philadelphia, state Sen. Art Haywood, joined Gov. Tom Wolf in his opinion piece calling for "Restoring Education Cuts First" before applying the new education funding formula unanimously recommended last year by a vote of the bipartisan Basic Education Funding (BEF) Commission – a vote which included three “yes” votes by Gov. Wolf’s own cabinet members.
Their motto would be better stated as, "Philadelphia-First."
For 12 months, the bipartisan Basic Education Funding Commission reviewed every aspect of school funding and concluded ...