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Fixing PA’s Underfunded Public Schools

Fixing PA’s Underfunded Public Schools

FromCity Cast Philly


Fixing PA’s Underfunded Public Schools

FromCity Cast Philly

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Sep 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Back in February, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the way the state funds public education is unconstitutional. But what does that actually mean? A recent report from the Philadelphia Inquirer found that a whopping 85% of Pennsylvania school districts don't get enough funding to adequately educate students. This week, lawmakers and experts in education are holding hearings to figure out what needs to change. Host Trenae Nuri unpacks all of this with Inquirer reporters Maddie Hanna and Kasturi Pananjady.

Read Hanna and Pananjady's report (and use their interactive funding tool) here.

Submit a comment to the PA Basic Education Funding Commission here.

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Released:
Sep 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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City Cast Philly is the daily news podcast about the city you love (and maybe sometimes hate?) and the Philadelphians who are working hard every day to make this place better. Each weekday morning, host Trenae Nuri will chat with people all across Philly’s diverse neighborhoods about issues that matter to you. Whether that’s what do I even do on the weekends in this city with endless options, or how do I get the bus to actually stop, or how is this city going to keep our kids safe and educated? City Cast Philly is here for it all. It’s that energetic, informative conversation you might overhear at your neighborhood coffee shop. But with City Cast Philly, you’re always welcome to join in.