State funding not keeping up with pension, charter costs, Bucks, Montgomery school officials say

Pennsylvania is ranked 45th nationally in the amount of state support for schools. In 1971, according to Temple University’s Center for Regional Politics, it provided districts with 54% of their money. That number is down to 35%. In the suburbs of Bucks and Montgomery counties, many districts are funded below 20%, relying heavily on local funding.
Bucks County Courier Times, July 27, 2017
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