Spotlight Pennsylvania - District 91看片istration District 91看片istration Media Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:56:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Pa.鈥檚 poorest school districts were slated for a funding boost. State aid went to school construction instead. /article/pa-s-poorest-school-districts-were-slated-for-a-funding-boost-state-aid-went-to-school-construction-instead/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:56:25 +0000 /?p=157629 After initially agreeing to send hundreds of millions in additional funding to the state鈥檚 100 poorest school districts, state lawmakers decided to reroute that money to fund school construction projects as a compromise when Democrats and Republicans were finalizing the remaining parts of the budget in December.

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]]> Pennsylvania鈥檚 poorest districts won鈥檛 receive $100 million in new money to help fill vacancies and reduce funding deficits after lawmakers diverted those dollars to school construction projects.

Roughly half of the 100 鈥淟evel Up鈥 schools serve students in rural counties where populations are shrinking, and taxpayers bear the brunt of rising costs.

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