Recent Press
Articles and Editorials
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Budget Benefits School Districts (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
July 1, 2008
Lawmakers Satisfied by Pa. Budget (PDF)
Altoona Mirror
July 1, 2008
Rendell Gets Education Increase in Budget (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
July 1, 2008
Editorial: School Funding Advocates Hold Breath (PDF)
Delaware County Times
June 29, 2008
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Should Act and Act Fast (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 26, 2008
Education Funding Reforms (PDF)
Lehighton Times News
June 26, 2008
Senate GOP has Commitment Issues on Six-Year Plan (PDF)
Capitolwire
June 24, 2008
Editorial: Above the Fray - Politics Must Not Scuttle Changes in School Funding (PDF)
Beaver County Times
June 23, 2008
Editorial: Budget Cutting Should Not Shortchange Schools (PDF)
Sunbury Daily Item
June 23, 2008
Editorial: Find Middle Ground on Budget Priorities (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
June 22, 2008
Editorial: Revenue Uncertainty Threatens to Derail Boost in School Funding (PDF)
Harrisburg Patriot-News
June 20, 2008
Op-Ed: Fix School Funding (PDF)
Altoona Mirror
June 20, 2008
Editorial: Give More to Neediest Schools (PDF)
Uniontown Herald Standard
June 17, 2008
Scarnati Says Six-Year Education Funding Plan 'Not Real at All' (PDF)
Capitolwire
June 16, 2008
Op-Ed: Rendell's School Funding Plan is Creditable (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 12, 2008
Editorial: Rendell's Education Plan on Mark (PDF)
Erie Times-News
June 11, 2008
Rendell Tweaks School Funding Plan (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
June 11, 2008
Editorial: Pa. Schools - More to the Neediest (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 10, 2008
Editorial: Cost Relief - It's Time for the State to Raise its Stake in Schools (PDF)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 4, 2008
Op-Ed: Get Behind Budget Plan to Close School "Gap" (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
June 4, 2008
Op-Ed: Better Schools are Good Business. Investing in Public Education Will Build a Stronger Workforce (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 4, 2008
City School Officials Back Rendell Education Funding Plan (PDF)
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
June 4, 2008
Op-Ed: New Funding Plan Ensures Much-Needed Resources for Schools (PDF)
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
June 3, 2008
Rendell Plan Gets Local Support (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
June 3, 2008
Erie Officials Support Rendell Spending Plan (PDF)
Erie Times News
June 3, 2008
Plan for Reading Schools Viewed as Model (PDF)
Reading Eagle
June 3, 2008
Rendell's Education Proposal Pushed (PDF)
Scranton Times Tribune
June 3, 2008
Editorial: Adequate School Funding is Budget Priority (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
May 30, 2008
Editorial: Lawmakers Must Help Schools Now (PDF)
York Daily Record
May 27, 2008
Editorial: Our View - State School Funding Plan Needs Time to Percolate (PDF)
Chambersburg Public Opinion
May 27, 2008
Group Says Schools Need Cash (PDF)
Uniontown Herald Standard
May 23, 2008
Op-Ed: The Choice: Fund Schools Today, or Prisons and Welfare Tomorrow (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
May 23, 2008
Rendell Advocates More School Funding (PDF)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 22, 2008
Rendell Outlines More State Aid to Schools (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
May 22, 2008
Group Rallies for Education Funding Reform (PDF)
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
May 21, 2008
Editorial: School Proposal Helps Cities, Too (PDF)
Scranton Times Tribune
May 18, 2008
Experts Discuss School Funding (PDF)
Uniontown Herald-Standard
May 15, 2008
Editorial: Pay Now, or Pay Later (PDF)
Bucks County Courier Times
May 14, 2008
Editorial: Push for Tax Reform Matches Need for Change in State's School Funding (PDF)
Pottstown Mercury
May 13, 2008
Editorial: Budget Creates Historic Chance (PDF)
Scranton Times Tribune
May 11, 2008
Proposal Would Aid Schools (PDF)
Williamsport Sun Gazette
May 11, 2008
Rendell's School Aid Plan Outlined (PDF)
Pocono Record
May 10, 2008
Lawmakers Supporting Proposal (PDF)
Uniontown Herald Standard
May 5, 2008
Editorial: A Fairer Plan (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
May 4, 2008
Editorial: School Funding Formula Needed (PDF)
York Daily Record
May 4, 2008
Rendell Plan for Schools Stressed (PDF)
Uniontown Herald Standard
May 4, 2008
State Under-Funding Public Education: Study (PDF)
Connellsville Daily Courier
May 2, 2008
Editorial: State's Contribution Deficient to Ensure Adequate Education (PDF)
Harrisburg Patriot-News
April 13, 2008
Editorial: Rendell Calls Legislators' Bluff on School Funds (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
April 11, 2008
Op-Ed: Improving Our Schools is a Smart Way to Empty our Prisons (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
April 11, 2008
Phila. Students Display "Education" Drawings at Gallery Mall (PDF)
KYW Newsradio
April 8, 2008
Editorial: Pennsylvania's Cities Deserve Attention for Good of Entire Commonwealth (PDF)
Allentown Morning Call
April 6, 2008
Editorial: School Funding Lacks Fairness (PDF)
Washington Observer-Reporter
April 6, 2008
A Precise Measure of Success (PDF)
The Pennsylvania Voter (League of Women Voters newsletter)
Spring 2008
'It's Time for a Real Funding Formula' (PDF)
Philadelphia Bulletin
March 27, 2008
York County Schools Studied for Efficiency (PDF)
Hanover Evening Sun
March 7, 2008
Gov. Ed Rendell's Education Budget: A Formula for Success (PDF)
El Hispano
February 28, 2008
School Spending Boost, Revised Funding Formula Pressed in Pennsylvania (PDF)
Education Week
February 12, 2008
Rendell In Area to Tout School Plan (PDF)
Easton Express-Times
February 9, 2008
Editorial: Rendell's School Spending Plan Makes Grade (PDF)
Delaware County Times
February 7, 2008
Editorial: Costing-Out Study Should Serve Only as a Guide (PDF)
Harrisburg Patriot-News
February 7, 2008
Editorial: Wait for Spending Details (PDF)
York Daily Record
February 7, 2008
Editorial: Reaching Toward School Funding Equity (PDF)
Carlisle Sentinel
February 7, 2008
Schools With High Tax Rates Have Most to Gain Under Pa. Plan (PDF)
York Dispatch
February 7, 2008
Op-Ed: Pa. Must Fund Schools Fairly (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
February 7, 2008
Rendell Wants $2.6 Billion More for Education (PDF)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 6, 2008
School Funding Hailed (PDF)
Delaware County Times
February 6, 2008
State Budget: Many Local Districts Would Gain (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
February 6, 2008
Rendell Proposes Major Funding Boost for PA Public Schools (PDF)
Associated Press
February 6, 2008
How is Education Affected? (PDF)
York Daily Record
February 6, 2008
Schools May See Increase (PDF)
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
February 6, 2008
Rendell Boosts School Funding (PDF)
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
February 6, 2008
State Budget: New Formula Would Help Some, Hurt Others (PDF)
Centre Daily Times
February 6, 2008
Education in Spending: Rendell's Proposed Budget Boosts Money for Schools (PDF)
Erie Times News
February 6, 2008
Rendell's Plan Boosts School Funding 6.1% (PDF)
Scranton Times Tribune
February 6, 2008
State Budget Would Attack Education Spending Shortfall (PDF)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 5, 2008
Rendell Pushes Hard for Education Funds (PDF)
Harrisburg Patriot-News
February 5, 2008
Editorial: Our View - State Should Revise School Funding Mechanism (PDF)
Chambersburg Public Opinion
February 4, 2008
Rendell Initiative Intrigues Educators (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
February 4, 2008
Rendell Seeks Big Raise for Schools (PDF)
Philadelphia Inquirer
February 3, 2008
State Legislators Examine How Public Schools Are Funded (PDF)
Chambersburg Public Opinion
January 28, 2008
Coalition Offers Remedy for Education (PDF)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 24, 2008
Campaign Takes On School Funding Equity (PDF)
Carlisle Sentinel
January 25, 2008
Advocates Press for Education Funding Plan (PDF)
Uniontown Herald-Standard
January 24, 2008
Education Groups Push Rendell, Lawmakers for More School Funding (PDF)
Associated Press
January 24, 2008
Focus: Public School Funding (PDF)
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
January 22, 2008
Biggest Issue Makes It To Table (PDF)
Scranton Times Tribune
January 17, 2008
Mackereth Encouraged by House Vote on School Funding Study (PDF)
York Dispatch
January 17, 2008
House Passes Siptroth's School Funding Proposal (PDF)
Pocono Record
January 16, 2008
PA House Votes to Have Panel Study the Way Education is Funded (PDF)
Associated Press
January 16, 2008
Equitable School Funding Commission Plan Passes House (PDF)
Pocono News
January 16, 2008
Editorial: True Cost - The State Must Study How Best to Pay for Education (PDF)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 15, 2008
Efforts to Reach Equitable Funding for Pa. Schools Continues (PDF)
Uniontown Herald-Standard
January 13, 2008
Legislators Begin Push for Changes in School Funding Formula (PDF)
York Dispatch
January 11, 2008
Better Schools Will Strengthen State (PDF)
Harrisburg Patriot-News
January 8, 2008
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