Pennsylvania schools left scrambling to cover costs as lawmakers fail to act on state budget

Lawmakers are not scheduled to return to the Capitol until mid-September, but Senate leadership has said they may return earlier if negotiations wrap up.

Education funding became one of the thorniest parts of the budget process after a landmark court ruling said the way Pennsylvania pays for public schools violates the rights of students in the state's poorest districts. About $40 million in federal funding — which supports the state’s poorest districts, after-school programs, migrant education and more — typically starts flowing this month. Those dollars are also snarled in the budget impasse.

Stone's is among Pennsylvania's poorer districts and gets a majority of its funding from the state. It has built enough of a reserve in recent years to get through October, he said.

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