Thursday, May 8, 2025
Saving Our Schools: Fighting for Funding Fairness
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Today, I offered the following remarks regarding one of my proposed amendments to the Senate’s version of a $1.28 billion FY’25 Supplemental Budget.
This amendment comes to the rescue of 233 school districts currently receiving only minimum aid by creating a Supplemental Local School District Grant Program that would provide an extra $95 per student in addition to the currently proposed $150minimum per pupil aid, for a combined total of $245 minimum per pupil aid.
The Senate rejected my amendment which would have helped ensure more equitable support for students across the Commonwealth, offering relief to our municipalities and school districts, while also taking pressure off local real estate taxes.
