They called on lawmakers to immediately pass a complete and responsible state budget. “as the budget deadline looms, this report brings into clearer focus the incredible injustice of pennsylvania ’s school funding ,” stier said. Representatives from eight education organizations and school districts around the state detailed how the prolonged budget impasse is crippling operations. How much of pennsylvanias education budget is adequacy shortfall? · harrisburg, pa (oct. – penn state professor and school funding expert matthew kelly has prepared a new analysis of pennsylvania ’s public school funding system for the basic education funding commission. 30, 2025) — with pennsylvania ’s state budget 122 days overdue, public schools are being forced to freeze new hires, take out costly loans, and curtail educational programs like after-school tutoring. Are pennsylvania schools running out of money? · public schools across pennsylvania are facing an escalating crisis as the state’s budget impasse enters its fourth month, leaving critical education funds frozen and forcing administrators to make painful financial decisions. Why are pennsylvania schools cutting after-school programs? Is this a crisis affecting pennsylvania schools? Pennsylvania ’s public schools are set to receive $665 million in new money under a state budget deal passed by harrisburg lawmakers wednesday after a monthslong delay. · the paper highlights the need for proper education spending allowances in the 2024–25 state budget as mandated in the commonwealth court ruling on the matter. · harrisburg — administrators across pennsylvania say they’re cutting after-school programs, freezing hiring, and taking on costly loans as the state fails to make significant payments thanks to the nearly four-month-late budget.

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