Friday, August 16, 2024

Columbia Borough School District is one of 50 to receive additional state funding


The tax equity supplements are part of a larger effort to respond to a Commonwealth Court decision that found Pennsylvania's public school funding system is unconstitutionally inequitable. A central part of the inequity stems from property taxes. Pennsylvania districts rely heavily on them to fund education, which causes disparities between schools.

https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/08/pennsylvania-property-tax-school-districts-relief-budget-equity-payment/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEsEYVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXmVT8AfV-FHwkQu-urVYME1dO10oxq4bXL1_AoDB19dig2wVZmwqVJQIw_aem_RiowtxDsWEmMNmWiEvQsLg 

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