May 14 Call to Action Day

Participating is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Click HERE or Google “Find Your Legislator PA” to look up your legislators’ contact info. Write their info below: Representative: Senator:…

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budget release

…Relatedly, the state has the largest gap in the nation between what our poorest and wealthiest districts spend on education. “While Pennsylvania now has a funding formula designed to allocate…

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ELC Analysis – Inequities in PA Charter Schools – Segregation by Disability

…Districts in Pa., THE POST-GAZETTE (May 29, 2012), http://www.post- gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in- Pa/stories/201205270267; THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER, How the Charter Formula Games Special Education, http://www.pilcop.org/how-the-charter-formula-games-special-education/ (last visited, Feb. 1, 2017). http://csef.air.org/publications/seep/national/Final_SEEP_Report_5.PDF…

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Executive Summary

…to address this deficiency and instead sends proportionally more dollars to wealthier and whiter school districts. Although the state recently adopted a funding formula that takes into account factors like…

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ELC Kicks Off New School Funding Campaign

…build cross-state consensus. “We are excited about launching this campaign to ensure every public school has the resources it needs,” she said. “A fair, equitable and transparent funding formula will…

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Three NEPA schools challenge funding

…commission is holding hearings on what factors should be considered in establishing a new basic education funding formula. The lawsuit charges that state officials, lawmakers and the governor have failed…

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