To: The Pennsylvania State House, The Pennsylvania State Senate, and Governor Tom Wolf
Change Funding of PA Public Schools
Change public school funding so that all property taxes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are collected into a single, statewide pool, and then redistributed to school districts normalized for cost of living.
Why is this important?
Pennsylvania's public schools are currently funded largely on the basis of local property taxes. This means that richer districts get *much* more funding per student than poorer ones, such as in rural counties or inner cities.
The funding formula should be changed so that all property taxes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are collected into a single, statewide pool, and then redistributed to school districts normalised for cost of living (eg: it costs less to educate a child in Perry County than in Pittsburgh).
The end result of this will be better-educated children across Pennssylvania, improving the state's economy over the long term.
The funding formula should be changed so that all property taxes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are collected into a single, statewide pool, and then redistributed to school districts normalised for cost of living (eg: it costs less to educate a child in Perry County than in Pittsburgh).
The end result of this will be better-educated children across Pennssylvania, improving the state's economy over the long term.