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Rep. Rabb to host Policy Committee hearing on fair school funding Wednesday in Philadelphia
Policy Committee January 18, 2019 | 5:08 PM
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18 – State Rep. Chris Rabb, D-Phila., will host a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing to discuss the moral implications and practical solutions to addressing Pennsylvania’s ranking as the worse state in the U.S. on public education funding equity.
The hearing will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the Eleanor C. Emlen School, 6501 Chew Ave., Philadelphia. The media and public are invited to attend.
He will be joined by state legislators from across the state, including Policy Committee Chairman Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster, who previously ...
EQUITY FIRST RELEASES 2018 LIST OF THE MOST UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY COUNTY
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May 1, 2018
EQUITY FIRST RELEASES 2018 LIST OF THE MOST UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY COUNTY
The Brutal-Truth of Basic Education and Special Education Funding
The Top 11 Underfunded Counties in School Funding are Underfunded $1.04 BILLION, annually
While the Top 11 Overfunded Counties in School Funding are Overfunded by $598 Million, annually
Philadelphia & Berks County School Districts Underfunded by $508 Million
Allegheny and Westmoreland School Districts Overfunded by $215 ...
Equity First and The Citizens for Fair School Funding Say No Overfunded School District Should Get New Money This Budget Year
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Equity First and The Citizens for Fair School Funding Say No Overfunded School District Should Get New Money This Budget Year
Group Pushing 2018 #CivilFundingWar Battle Plan to End School Funding Discrimination
(Harrisburg, PA) – March 13, 2018 – Equity First and The Citizens for Fair School Funding recently declared #CivilFundingWar on Pennsylvania school funding and shared its 2018 battle plan.
The group is recruiting Pennsylvania volunteers for 6-month enlistments to join the #CivilFundingWar for the May/June budget battle.
The Dauphin ...
Civil Funding War
Civil Funding War
$700 Billion Economy and $160 Billion a Year in Government Funding
BUT Pennsylvania Still Knowingly-Underfunds its Poorest Boys and Girls
“It’s Going to Take a Non-Violent Civil Funding War to Fix This”
(Harrisburg, PA) – This situation is terribly wrong and it’s time to fix it. For decades Pennsylvania has purposely and knowingly-underfunded our most vulnerable children in mostly minority school districts in broad daylight. Despite wide-knowledge of this situation, the last three (3) state budgets have done little to fix this. Worse, the Governor and General Assembly knowingly-underfund our poorest ...