PA Schools Work Campaign Advocates Call for $4 Billion Investment Over Four Years to Address Education Funding Gap
HARRISBURG (January 14, 2025) – Education advocates from the PA Schools Work campaign gathered at the Capitol Rotunda today to present their “Fill It In Four” proposal, calling for a $4 billion investment in public education over the next four years. The...
STATEMENT: Voters Prioritize Public Education Funding, Setting Stage for Critical 2025
STATEMENT: Voters Prioritize Public Education Funding, Setting Stage for Critical 2025 HARRISBURG – Following the election and selection of House and Senate caucus leadership yesterday, the PA Schools Work campaign made the following statement: “In a complicated...
PA Schools Work Coalition Commends Codification of Adequacy Gap, Pushes for Timeline to Achieve Constitutional Compliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2024 CONTACT: John Neurohr, jneurohr@clearpointpa.com, 717-364-6452 PA Schools Work Coalition Commends Codification of Adequacy Gap, Pushes for Timeline to Achieve Constitutional Compliance HARRISBURG – Following the passage of the...
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
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...
Press Conference Response to the Basic Education Funding Commission Report
Watch the recording of the Zoom Meeting here.
PA Schools Work Campaign on Final Report of the Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC)
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...
Letter to Gov. Shapiro: Lead the Way to Correct a Generation of PA Public School Underfunding
Letter to Gov. Shapiro: Lead the Way to Correct a Generation of PA Public School Underfunding Dear Governor Shapiro: We write on behalf of the Pennsylvania Schools Work campaign, a coalition of organizations from across Pennsylvania that advocate for adequate and...
Education Advocates, Administrators, Parents, and Students Rally on Capitol Steps to Implore Basic Education Funding Commission to Write a Comprehensive Final Report
Advocates presented BEFC members with a report card outlining criteria by which members will be held accountable, including identifying adequacy targets for all of PA’s 500 school districts View a recording of the rally and press conference here HARRISBURG – A...