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STATEMENT: PA Schools Work on the 2021-22 Budget Agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Neurohr 717-364-6452 / jneurohr@shelly-lyons.com STATEMENT: PA Schools Work on 2021-22 Budget Agreement State legislature...
Pennsylvania Drops to 45th in the Nation In State Funding for Public Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Neurohr 717-364-6452 / jneurohr@shelly-lyons.com Pennsylvania Falls to 45th in the Nation In State Funding for Public Education Inadequate state share of revenue to local districts put schools in difficult position when attempting...
LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS ACROSS THE STATE CALL ON THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO PA STUDENTS IN THE 2021-22 BUDGET
(Harrisburg, Pa.) -- Local school leaders and education advocates across the state gathered today in their communities to call for greater state investment in schools and to highlight the difficult decisions local leaders face in balancing school budgets....
PA Schools Work Applauds Signing of COVID Relief Bill; Cautions PA Legislature that School Funding Problem Remains Unfixed
HARRISBURG, PA (March 11, 2021) – The statewide education advocacy campaign PA Schools Work issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the COVID-19 relief act this afternoon: “Today, President Biden signed a $1.9 billion COVID-19 relief package,...
HISTORIC PA BUDGET PROPOSAL REPRESENTS A MAJOR STEP TOWARD TACKLING PA’s LONG-STANDING SCHOOL FUNDING CRISIS
HARRISBURG, PA (February 2, 2021) – The PA Schools Work Campaign, a coalition of more than 30 organizations from across Pennsylvania representing educators; urban, rural and suburban communities; parents and community leaders working together to increase funding for...
LETTER TO GOV WOLF / PA LEGISLATORS: School Funding and the FY 2021-22 State Budget
(December 22, 2020) - The PA Schools Work campaign sent the following letter to Governor Tom Wolf and members of the General Assembly following the passage of a second federal COVID stimulus bill and looking ahead to the FY 2021-22 state budget: Dear Governor Wolf and...
PA Schools Work Points to Continued Need for School Funding
Lawmakers Must Immediately Look to Rectify Long-standing Funding Gaps to Keep Students on Track and Address Dire Needs of PA School Districts HARRISBURG, PA (November 21, 2020) – The statewide education advocacy campaign PA Schools Work issued the...
STATEMENT: PA Schools Work Urges Immediate Action on School Funding
PA Schools Work Urges Immediate Action on School Funding Calls for Continued Bipartisan Federal and State Action to Keep Students on Track and Address Dire Needs of PA School Districts HARRISBURG, PA (November 17, 2020) – The statewide education advocacy...