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Rising mandated costs are a growing problem for Pennsylvania school districts and funding from the state is not keeping up with costs, according to new 2020 school district fact sheets. The fact sheets — which provide information on state and local funding of public...
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The proportion of special education costs covered by the state of Pennsylvania has steadily declined over the last decade, according to analysis from the Education Law Center and Research For Action. The state used to cover a third of costs and now pays for a fourth...
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A newly-formed commission met Tuesday in Moon Township to receive feedback on the Special Education Funding Formula. The formula has been used for the last five years to distribute dollars to schools. Educators and advocates told lawmakers that the cost of special...
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A lawsuit is heading to trial in Commonwealth Court. It argues that the state is not meeting constitutional requirements because school funding in Pennsylvania relies too much on local tax dollars and therefore discriminates against districts that cannot raise...
