Read by 4th Lunch & Learn: PA School Funding Lawsuit – Mar 9
Posted by Read by 4th on February 21, 2023
In 2014, school districts, parents, and advocacy groups came together to file a lawsuit to argue that Pennsylvania’s process for funding schools, relying heavily on local taxes, is tantamount to discrimination. In a landmark decision, a judge ruled in February 2023 that the school funding system is unconstitutional.
Join Read by 4th and one of the attorneys who led this lawsuit, Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg of the Public Interest Law Center, to learn more about the case and what it means now for kids in Philadelphia and across the Commonwealth.
Date and Time: March 9, 2023, 12:00 PM
And if you’d like to read more about this case, here’s a story from WHYY.
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