A public interest group has issued a report card on the state of public education in Montgomery County. Public Citizens for Children and Youth says while the graduation rate among the 21 school districts of the county is the highest in the region only half of those...
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PCCY, Shapiro Call For Greater State Funding For Montgomery County School Districts – The Times Herald – November 1, 2013
NORRISTOWN — Calling state budget cuts in public school funding handed down “draconian,” representatives from the Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) assembled on the Montgomery County Courthouse steps Thursday afternoon to push for a new formula for...
PCCY Calls For More School Funding in Montco – The Philadelphia Inquirer – November 1, 2013
A child-advocacy organization said Thursday that Montgomery County's public schools have the greatest per-classroom spending disparity among the four suburban Pennsylvania counties. It also called on Harrisburg legislators to help close that gap by increasing state...
Montgomery County Officials Look To The State For Help With School Funding – CBS Philly – November 1, 2013
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (CBS) - A report on public education in Montgomery County says while it has the best graduation rate in the region, the low-income population is growing, and there are challenges in classrooms because of meager state funding. Executive Director of...
Montco Leader Calls For More State Education Dollars – The Intelligencer – November 1, 2013
Montgomery County needs more state dollars for its public schools to provide an educated, skilled and trained workforce that is needed for the county’s continued economic growth, according to the county’s top government official. Commissioner Chairman Josh Shapiro...
Group Advocates More State Funding For Montco Schools – The Mercury News – November 1, 2013
NORRISTOWN — Calling state funding levels for public schools “draconian,” representatives of the Public Citizens for Children and Youth assembled on the Montgomery County Courthouse steps Thursday afternoon to push for a new state formula to fund public school...
The Bottom Line Is: Public Education Montgomery County
Montgomery County Schools Face Changing Economic Landscape (PHILADELPHIA) October, 31 2013 – The number of low-income children in Montgomery County school districts have increased by nearly 50% in the last four years, and without adequate funding for schools, many of...
The Bottom Line Is Children: Public Education Montgomery County
Download Full Report Montgomery County Schools Face Changing Economic Landscape (PHILADELPHIA) Thursday, October 31st, 2013 – Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman Josh Shapiro joined Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) to release the findings of a new...
Testimony to the Special Education Funding Commission—Commonwealth’s methods of distributing state special education appropriations among the 500 school districts across the Commonwealth.
PA School Districts’ Credit Ratings Threatened
Thanks to the nature of Pennsylvania’s charter law and underfunding from the state, the expansion of charter schools in recent years has debilitated the finances of Pennsylvania’s school districts. As a result, by creating more educational options for a small...