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School Debt: The Great Unequalizer

In Pennsylvania, the state’s school funding system was recently deemed unconstitutional; its distribution mechanism discriminates against students who live in low-wealth districts. Without adequate funds, school districts increasingly must borrow millions of dollars, provoking a massive increase in debt-laden schools.

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Could Pennsylvania’s Budget Impasse End Up in Court?

“I would like to know if the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, the other school districts in Pennsylvania and in Bucks County, might be interested in starting a class action lawsuit against the state for the calculable amount of money that we are losing as a school district ‘cause it’s going to blow up everybody’s budget,” Centennial School District Board Member Michael Hartline.

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