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School Budgets in Place, Funding in Doubt
posted 07/02/09
8:13 pm
Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell wants to provide $418 million more in basic education funding than a rival Republican budget proposal. The state's fiscal year ended Tuesday with no sign that a deal was imminent.
Some school districts assumed they'll receive what Rendell's spending plan calls for. Others used the lower figures from the Senate GOP budget and still others calculated their own estimates.
When a budget does pass, districts will be allowed to reopen their budgets to adjust spending upward or downward. That isn't expected to apply to property tax rates.
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Latest Comments on "School Budgets in Place, Funding in Doubt"
posted by: Huh? on 4:46 pm on 07/05/09
Lets see, a budget impasse because of proposed increased spending, especially in the education area. Slots was to drastically reduce property taxes for property owners (at least that is what Mr Spendell said so he could get elected) My school property taxes have greatly increased over the past 7 years, even with the "relief" of slots money. It seems we are spending more and more for education (don't blame teachers salaries for all of that either), but it seems like we aren't seeing any improvement. Are we throwing money at a problem which can't be fixed by spending? As has been said in other posts concerning this budget impasse--education and welfare account for a large share. We taxpayers, whether in public or private sectors, have been limited on raises, all the while this government wants to increase to keep up with inflation, the giveaways in education and welfare. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE.
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