PA Schools Work Cheers End to Extended Budget Impasse, Applauds Passage of Critical New Investments in Public Education

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Two Years of Bipartisan Commitment Signal Adequacy Funding Is Now a Non-Negotiable Priority HARRISBURG – Following the passage of the 2025-26 fiscal year budget plan, the PA Schools Work campaign issued the following statement: “Today, there is a collective sigh...

Advocates Rally at Capitol, Demand Legislators “Finish the Job” on School Funding

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HARRISBURG – Hundreds of parents, students, educators, and advocates gathered in Harrisburg today for PA Schools Work’s annual Advocacy Day, calling on legislators to fulfill their constitutional duty and fully fund Pennsylvania’s public schools. The rally...

Education Advocates: This is an Education Budget Worth Fighting For – Shapiro Proposal Puts PA on the Path Toward an Adequate, Equitable, and Constitutional Public School Funding System

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State Legislature Must Embrace the Governor’s Public School Funding Proposal, Codify a Concrete Timeline for Constitutional Compliance, Reject Private School Vouchers   HARRISBURG, PA (February 6, 2024) – The PA Schools Work Campaign, a coalition of 17...

PA Schools Work Campaign on Final Report of the Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC)

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HARRISBURG – Following the adoption of the final report from the BEFC, PA Schools Work made the following statement: “The Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC) today took a significant step forward for students in communities across the Commonwealth. The report...

PA Schools Work Responds to Passage of Budget Amendment in State House

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HARRISBURG (June 6, 2023) — Following the passage of a state budget amendment yesterday in the PA House, the PA Schools Work campaign released the following statement: “Pennsylvania’s House has listened to the needs of students and heard that the state is failing to...

PA Schools Work on the School Funding Lawsuit Decision

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STATEMENT: PA Schools Work on the School Funding Lawsuit Decision HARRISBURG (February 7, 2023) — PA Schools Work, a non-partisan coalition of organizations representing the state’s urban, suburban, and rural communities, issued the following statement from Donna...