Hello advocates!
As I am sure many of you are already aware, Governor Rendell has proposed his new budget for the coming fiscal year - you can access the full budget at the following link:
http://www.governor.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt? (scroll toward the bottom of the page and you will see a link for the 2008-2009 proposed executive budget).
The Governor has been listening to the results of the costing out study and is advocating for an increase in education funding. The overview of Rendell's budget states, "The legislature's costing-out study reinforces the importance of having a school funding formula that bases resource decisions on what research shows it takes to provide a quality education." In his proposed budget, the governor is requesting a $291.3 million (6 percent) increase in the education subsidy for the state. For those of you from Philadelphia, this means a 9.6% increase in aid to the Philadelphia School District. The Philadelphia Inquirer (2/6/08 - Many Local Districts would Gain by Susan Snyder and Don Hardy) also reported that Philadelphia, Norristown, and Upper Darby would be among the districts in the region that would receive the most benefit from the plan.
While there is still a long way to go to ensure equitable funding for youth across the state of Pennsylvania, this is an important beginning!
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR (you can find out who your legislators are at www.legis.state.pa.us) and tell them that you support the Governor's downpayment on education and want them to do the same.
MONEY MATTERS!
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