school-funding
In a full day of proceedings, Pa. court hears closing arguments in school funding trial
Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer is now tasked with a ruling in the case, which focuses on the General Assembly’s constitutional mandate to provide a “thorough and efficient” education system.
‘Do right by our children or find new jobs’: Education advocates call for fair school funding
“For school districts all across the state of Pennsylvania, it’s not already raining — it’s a doggone hurricane,” the Rev. Dwayne Royster, the executive director of POWER Interfaith, a grassroots organization of state congregations, told more than 100 demonstrators holding handmade signs.
Lawsuit over Pa. school funding goes to trial, witness testimony begins next week
The trial is expected to run through January and could change how Pennsylvania public schools are funded.
All you need to know about school funding inequities in Pa. | Editorial Cartoon
Charter school enrollment shot up during the pandemic, punching a hole in school districts' budgets.
Pa.’s long journey to fair school funding | Editorial Cartoon
Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a $1.35B infusion for public education, driven out through the state's fair funding formula.
A western Pennsylvania school district ran out of paper. That’s everything you need to know about school funding in Pa. | Analysis
Yes. People stepped up to help. But this isn't a feel-good story. It's a giant red flag on the inequities in school funding in Pennsylvania.