PA SCHOOLS WORK: SENATE REPUBLICANS’ BUDGET BILL IS UNSERIOUS, IRRESPONSIBLE

Education advocates call on Senate GOP to fulfill their constitutional obligation to adequately fund public schools across the Commonwealth

HARRISBURG, PA – PA Schools Work condemns the flat budget passed by Senate Republicans, which would be a devastating cut to public education funding in Pennsylvania. This unserious budget proposal effectively reverses the progress made in addressing educational inequity.

“Senate Republicans’ budget proposal isn’t just inadequate – it amounts to a massive education cut that betrays Pennsylvania students and leaves them holding the bag,” said Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, Senior Attorney at the Public Interest Law Center, a PA Schools Work partner. “Schools can’t meet rising costs with stagnant, unconstitutional funding, and students are entitled to investment, not teacher layoffs. This bill is a gut punch that shortchanges students and abandons lawmakers’ constitutional duty to ensure a thorough and efficient system of public education for all kids in the Commonwealth.”