Another year, another billion-dollar boost for public schools. Like he has done each of his first two years in office, Gov.
Josh Shapiro on Tuesday called for Pennsylvania to dramatically increase its funding for public education. During his address, Shapiro said he believes the effort is paying off and needs to continue.
Shapiro is proposing to do that by funneling more state dollars to public schools. While basic education and special education funding increases would be mostly modest for Berks school districts, a handful will see substantial boosts from the block grant program. Joseph Macharola, Muhlenberg superintendent, said. Department of Education and ultimately handover total control to the states. That means seeing continued investments in basic and special education are critical.
Voelker said that, unfortunately, most districts in Berks have to rely heavily on local taxpayers for revenue and could use more help from the state to ease the burden. A statement issued Tuesday from the PA Schools Work Campaign, a coalition of 17 education-focused organizations from across Pennsylvania, likewise lauded the governor.
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