Fight Education Funding Cuts

Fight Education Budget Cuts
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Letter to Governor and WPSD Legislators

Governor Corbett and Legislative Leaders, 

I am writing to voice my concern about the drastic reductions in education funding that will have a dramatic impact on the educational programs in the William Penn School District. The present proposed state budget decreases our revenues by more than $5.4 million. Combine this with a $300,000 loss in tax revenue, a $400,000 reduction in federal funding and rising expenditures of about $3.2 million, the William Penn School District is faced with a budget gap of more than $9 million. Because we receive approximately 38% of our revenue from the state budget, some of the budget cut options we are facing include elimination and/or reduction in staff, educational programs, busing for students in grades 7-12, tutoring and full-day kindergarten.

Governor Corbett's proposed cuts to public schools will undermine the progress Pennsylvania has made over the past eight years in improving education and will result in local property tax hikes that local homeowners should not have to bear. Please adopt a budget that maintains state funding levels for public school education. Pennsylvania has a constitutional obligation to ensure a quality public education for our children. Please don't turn your back on our public school children and local taxpayers. 
Sincerly,

Governor Corbett and Legislative Leaders,

I am writing to voice my concern about the drastic reductions in education funding that will have a dramatic impact on the educational programs in the William Penn School District. The present proposed state budget decreases our revenues by more than $5.4 million. Combine this with a $300,000 loss in tax revenue, a $400,000 reduction in federal funding and rising expenditures of about $3.2 million, the William Penn School District is faced with a budget gap of more than $9 million. Because we receive approximately 38% of our revenue from the state budget, some of the budget cut options we are facing include elimination and/or reduction in staff, educational programs, busing for students in grades 7-12, tutoring and full-day kindergarten.

Governor Corbett's proposed cuts to public schools will undermine the progress Pennsylvania has made over the past eight years in improving education and will result in local property tax hikes that local homeowners should not have to bear. Please adopt a budget that maintains state funding levels for public school education. Pennsylvania has a constitutional obligation to ensure a quality public education for our children.

Please don't turn your back on our public school children and local taxpayers.

Sincerely,

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