Pa. House took a step to change the school funding system — and now must convince the Senate to sign on
Under this proposal, Philadelphia would be eligible to receive $1.4 billion over the next seven years, or $242 million in the upcoming fiscal year.to become law. It now goes to the Senate, where Republican leaders have noted that lawmakers can’t predict the state’s economic future. They said it’s therefore difficult to commit to a seven-year plan to fully fund the new system, and they have also long been resistant to cyber charter school funding changes included in the legislation.
“Today, we tell every young learner, no matter where they live, we tell them that they matter and that their educational opportunities will not be limited by the tax base of their neighborhood,” said State Rep. Mary Isaacson , who helped draft the bill, on the House floor Monday.