03-07-2023
LEVEL UP FUNDING LEFT OUT IN INAUGURAL SHAPIRO BUDGET PROPOSAL
Funding for Poorest School Districts was Closing Equity Gap, Enjoyed Bipartisan Support
Harrisburg, PA — Level Up, a coalition of more than a dozen education advocacy organizations from across the commonwealth, issued the following statement following Governor Josh Shapiro's first Pennsylvania budget address. The Level Up funding, which targets closing the equity gap between the state’s 100 poorest school districts and their wealthier neighbors was conspicuously removed from the 2023–24 proposed Executive Budget. READ MORE
02-08-2022
GOVERNOR TOM WOLF PROPOSES $300 MILLION LEVEL UP FUNDING SUPPLEMENT
100 Poorest School Districts Need This Equity Supplement
Harrisburg, PA – As part of the FY 2022-23 PA Budget Proposal, Governor Tom Wolf proposed a $300 million allocation for the Level Up Supplement. This proposed money would go directly to PA’s 100 most underfunded school districts to boost the quality of education, helping to close the long-standing equity and adequacy gaps that currently exist in the state’s school funding system. This supplement is in addition to a proposed historic increase of $1.25 billion in basic education funding that will benefit every school district. READ MORE
06-25-2021
PA LAWMAKERS PASS $100 MILLION LEVEL UP FUNDING SUPPLEMENT
100 poorest school districts to receive equity supplement in 2021-22 budget
HARRISBURG (June 25, 2021) – As part of the 2021-22 budget agreement, lawmakers agreed to target a $100 million equity supplement to the state’s 100 lowest wealth school districts. The measure is based on the Level Up coalition’s proposal, the basis for HB 1167 introduced by Representative Michael Schlossberg in April 2021. READ MORE
04-15-2021
Level Up Coalition Launches Effort to Increase Funding for 100 Severely Underfunded PA School Districts
PA Rep. Schlossberg Introduces HB 1167 to Aid PA’s Most Under-Resourced Schools
HARRISBURG (April 15, 2021) – Level Up, a coalition of more than a dozen education advocacy organizations from across the commonwealth, launched a campaign today to increase state funding for the 100 most underfunded school districts in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania ranks 44th in the nation for state share of funding for K-12 education and has some of the nation’s widest gaps between wealthy and poor school districts. READ MORE
04-14-2021
Rep. Schlossberg Introduces Level Up Bill – HB 1167
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