School Funding

Under Pennsylvania’s system of funding schools, wealthy communities with high local tax bases can adequately fund their schools. But poorer communities cannot.

The Independent Fiscal Office’s finding that “there is little or no correlation” between spending on public schools and test scores raised eyebrows among Pennsylvania legislators.

For a second year, Pennsylvania’s School Safety and Security Committee has approved more than $60 million in school safety funding, which was announced…

When Craig Murphy walks into the headquarters of the Red Lion School District just southeast of the city of York, the receptionist greets him with a…

Pennsylvania’s system for funding school construction projects is old.How old, you ask?Current statute requires school districts submit their proposals in…

A survey of Pennsylvania superintendents and school business officials offers a bleak portrait of the state of education in the commonwealth.With mandated…

Pennsylvania will soon join the overwhelming majority of states that have a student-based formula for distributing state education funds.Both the House…