Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools Joins PA Schools Work Coalition, Strengthening Statewide Push to Fully Fund Pennsylvania’s Public Schools

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PARSS, which has advocated for fiscal and instructional equity on behalf of Pennsylvania’s rural and small school districts for more than 40 years, joins the statewide coalition as the Senate weighs the third installment of adequacy funding HARRISBURG — The...

Finish the Job, Fund Our Schools: Hundreds Rally at the Capitol as PA Schools Work Urges Senate to Pass On-Time, Bipartisan Budget with Third Installment of Adequacy Funding

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2026 CONTACT: John Neurohr, jneurohr@clearpointpa.com, 717-364-6452 Finish the Job, Fund Our Schools: Hundreds Rally at the Capitol as PA Schools Work Urges Senate to Pass On-Time, Bipartisan Budget with Third Installment of Adequacy...

Ahead of Public Hearling, Lehigh Valley School Officials and Education Advocates Call on The Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) to Embrace its Historic Opportunity

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(ALLENTOWN, PA) – Local school leaders and education advocates from the Lehigh Valley held a press conference today prior to the first BEFC hearing being held at the Allentown School District Administration Building the same day. View a video of the press conference...

Letter to Governor Shapiro and Members of the General Assembly about Level Up Funding

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August 28, 2023Dear Governor Shapiro and Members of the General Assembly: The Pennsylvania School Works Campaign urges all parties involved in continued negotiations over finalizing the FY 2023-24 budget to expeditiously proceed with enabling the release of all funds...

STATEMENT: Public School Advocates Celebrate Budget Approval, Implore Senate to Move Level Up Funds and Funding for Other Critical Programs

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HARRISBURG — The PA Schools Work Campaign made the following statement regarding the news that Governor Shapiro has signed the 2023-2024 Commonwealth Budget: “We are pleased that the Commonwealth Budget for 2023-2024 has finally been signed, ending the standoff that...