Every child in Pennsylvania has the right to a public education that prepares them for college and career.

But our legislative leaders in Harrisburg have created a school funding system where the students who need the most get the least, because of where they live.

It’s wrong. It’s unconstitutional. And school districts and parents took the state to court. And won!

A four-month trial concluded on March 10, 2022. On February 7, 2023, in a historic victory for students, Commonwealth Court declared that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional. Now we await action from state officials to implement a comprehensive remedy, with some important first steps taken through the state’s 2024-25 budget process.

THIS JUST IN: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
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State officials recognize massive adequacy gap for public schools. Now they must fill it.
Every child, every community: The long-term plan for strong public schools in Pennsylvania
Every child, every community: The long-term plan for strong public schools in Pennsylvania

A serious long-term plan for a new public school funding system that lives up to the promise of our state constitution has now passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. It’s up to all of us to tell our leaders in the Pennsylvania Senate to finish the job for our students and pass this plan into law.

How HB 2370, the Long-Term Plan for Constitutional Public School Funding, Works for Pa. Communities
How HB 2370, the Long-Term Plan for Constitutional Public School Funding, Works for Pa. Communities

We have one—and only one—long-term plan on the table for public school funding that respects students’ fundamental constitutional right to education. That’s HB 2370. Learn more about how this transformative long-term plan was developed, how it works for Pennsylvania communities, and how you can advocate for it to be passed into law.

Find all our “Daily highlights” posts on our News page. Look through a “table of contents” of past highlights in our Trial at a Glance page.

¡Ahora tenemos una sección en español!
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We now have a Spanish language section on the Fund Our Schools PA website!

Thousands of students and families across Pennsylvania speak Spanish as their primary language. It is essential that they have access to information about the historic lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s school funding system. We are excited to now be able to provide information in Spanish on the case, its history, and answers to frequently asked questions on the Fund Our Schools PA website.

Please visit the “En español” section on our website and share widely.

Fund Our Schools PA is a website and social media campaign maintained by the Education Law Center-PA and the Public Interest Law Center to share information with the public about the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit. The law centers are representing petitioners in the case.