House Democrats unveil sweeping education bill to fix Pa.'s school funding and slash cyber charter payments

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55% : (School districts also carry fund balances; last year, the state auditor general accused some area districts of shifting money into reserves to justify potential tax increases.)
54% : Leaders from the two chambers and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro will then need to agree on any new funding system for public schools and cyber charters; the budget is due June 30.
52% : HARRISBURG -- House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping bill to change how Pennsylvania funds public education -- with proposals to pour billions into underfunded schools over the next seven years and slash payments from school districts to cyber charters.
50% : "The 87-page bill would cement a plan brought forward by Sturla's committee earlier this year, intended to address the court ruling's findings that Pennsylvania has been depriving students of needed resources, particularly in poorer communities that can't raise as much in local tax revenue as wealthier peers.
50% : The plan would also provide extra aid to high-taxing school districts, with nearly $1 billion in tax equity supplements also phased in over that period." READ MORE: Look up whether your Philly-area school district would get Gov. Shapiro's 'tax equity' supplement in 2024-25It would also make long-sought cuts by public education advocates to the tuition rates that school districts pay cyber charters -- setting a flat per-pupil rate of $8,000 for most students.

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