The Philadelphia Inquirer - District 91看片istration District 91看片istration Media Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:25:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Pennsylvania鈥檚 school funding is unconstitutional. A Swarthmore professor explains why the system is still difficult to change /article/pennsylvanias-school-funding-is-unconstitutional-a-swarthmore-professor-explains-why-the-system-is-still-difficult-to-change/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:25:02 +0000 /?p=161405 She spoke with The Inquirer about her new book; how her research shows Pennsylvania鈥檚 鈥渇air funding鈥 formula only distributes a small fraction of the education budget equitably, and why headlines about lawmakers securing funding for their school districts are not always what they seem.

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]]> As depicted by the creative solutions and struggles of the staff of the TV show Abbott Elementary each week, the entire country is now aware that Philadelphia鈥檚 public schools are underfunded.

But many don鈥檛 know that even after factoring in poverty and local incomes, Philadelphia and other predominantly Black and brown districts in Pennsylvania receive less funding than predominantly white districts.

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