ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Education advocates are urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to pass a state budget. The budget is eight weeks overdue, which has led to a funding freeze impacting public schools across the Commonwealth.
In a Tuesday news conference, the Pennsylvania State Education Association revealed that more than $1.75 billion is currently being withheld from public schools.
“Every school district, our career and technical centers, our intermediate units across Pennsylvania are waiting on millions and millions of dollars and in some cases, tens of millions of dollars, or even hundreds of millions in state funding,” said Aaron Chapin, PSEA President…