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Governor Promotes Education Plan

Governor Promotes Education Plan - Friday, May 23, 2008 at 4:54PM EST

Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:54pm EST
POCONO SUMMIT - Governor Ed Rendell visited Pocono Mountain West High School Friday to talk about education and money.

He said, In the next five or six weeks we will make in Harrisburg a fundamental decision on the future of education in Pennsylvania."

The study showed that Pennsylvania's government should be spending about two billion dollars more than it is to pay for education every year.

So lawmakers came up with a plan to spend that much more. The state plans to gradually increase education spending over the next six years. And the Governor said it will not require a tax increase.

He explained, "We can do this I believe based on just economic growth like we've done with all the money we've given the schools over the last five years."

Governor Rendell visited the Poconos to find out how schools would use the extra cash. He talked with students, teachers, administrators and parents.

After the meeting the Governor said he learned, "Even with this dramatic increase in funding, we still might not be able to accomplish all the goals of good people and good teachers and good administrators."

The school will find out whether the funding plan passes by the end of June.

School District Spending increases:
The plan says over the next few years this is what schools will receive.
Pocono Mountain School District would get $6.4 million in new funding, a 35% increase.
East Stroudsburg School District would get $7.8 million in new funding, a 70% increase.
Pleasant Valley School District would get $12.2 million in new funding, a 69% increase.
Stroudsburg School District would get $4.6 million in new funding, a 54% increase.

 


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