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Poorer districts win challenge to Pennsylvania’s public school funding

The school districts that sued included the School District of Lancaster and the Shenandoah Valley School District.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press, Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press and Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

Pitt students lobby for more funding for state-related universities

Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year would include a 5% increase.

By Julia Zenkevich/WESA

‘No more excuses’: Pa. Democrats want to use stimulus to fix crumbling schools

The commonwealth is expected to have a $3 billion budget surplus and more than $7 billion available in American Rescue Plan dollars.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY

The $1 billion plan to close the gap between growing and shrinking Pa. school districts

An average shrinking district saw funding increase by $3,200 per student over the past three decades, according to a January report from Public Citizens for Children and Youth, a nonprofit led by a member of former Gov. Ed Rendell’s cabinet.

By Cynthia Fernandez/Spotlight PA
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