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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will seek more money for underfunded public schools and public transit in his budget proposal unveiled Tuesday, while he hopes to win support for legalizing marijuana and introducing taxes on skill games viewed as competitors to casinos and lottery contests.
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Larson has long accused Republican lawmakers of underfunding public schools. He also is a longtime critic of school choice programs throughout the state. He returned to that criticism Sunday.
"Most U.S. schools are underfunded. Schools in low wealth states and districts are especially hard hit, with inadequate instructional materials, little technology, unsafe buildings, and less-qualified teachers" (p. 31) [19] The method in which funds are distributed or allocated within a school district can also be of concern. De facto ...
Wisconsin's choice programs are some of the most regulated in the nation, subject to rigorous testing, enrollment oversight, and audit requirements
Inadequate school funding has a disproportionate impact on low-income students and high-poverty schools. 14% of 4th graders at poor schools were at or above proficient in reading and 17% at math while in low poverty schools, more than twice as many were at proficiency or above in reading and 60% were for math.
On April 11, 2019, at least one school district (Spokane Public Schools) announced significant staffing cuts, which it tied directly to the McCleary decision. [15] Although the decision increased state funding of school districts it also reduced funding from local levies [ 16 ] resulting in a projected shortfall of almost $31 million for the ...
Educational Inequality is the unequal distribution of academic resources, including but not limited to school funding, qualified and experienced teachers, books, physical facilities and technologies, to socially excluded communities.