Prospects brighten for new Pa. schools funding formula

This article was originally published in The Notebook. In August 2020, The Notebook became Chalkbeat Philadelphia.

by Mary Wilson for NewsWorks

As Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election heats up and education issues take center stage, a measure that would create a new schools funding formula is getting a boost from the governor.

Gov. Corbett said recently that he thinks the current funding system for public schools is unfair and needs to change.

"Let’s get a true, fair funding system for all the schools of Pennsylvania, not for one school district or another, but for all the schools," he said.

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