$2 Billion in Business Tax Breaks Come at Expense of Schools, Communities
Next year, Pennsylvania will spend $2.4 billion on business tax breaks. That amount has tripled over the last 10...
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School Property Tax Shift Would Have Unintended Consequences
Michael Wood, Research Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center remarks that legislation to eliminate all school property...
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Stimulus Transition Fund Reduces Future Deficits, Preserves Education and Health Care
Following declining tax revenue due to the national recession, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The...
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Testimony: The Best Way to Improve Philadelphia’s Business Climate? Fund the Schools.
This is the Testimony that Sharon Ward presented to the Philadelphia City Council Finance Committee on December 11, 2013...
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Property Tax Elimination Bill Threatens Long-term Public School Funding
House Bill 76 and Senate Bill 76 would create a funding gap that leaves Pennsylvania’s students permanently behind. Pennsylvania...
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Testimony: State Education Funding Cuts and Addressing Property Tax Reform
“Pennsylvania can afford to pay more for schools and property tax relief,” testifies Sharon Ward of the Pennsylvania Budget...
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Philadelphia School Funding Agreement Comes with Strings Attached
The Philadelphia School District will receive new state funding, but with strings attached that leave some key decisions in...
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Reform, Not Repeal: Pennsylvania Can Provide Property Tax Relief and Protect Public Schools
This paper examines the roles between property taxes and public education in Pennsylvania. Eliminating school property taxes, as some...
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Analysis: How Do House Budget Cuts Affect Your School District?
Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved budget made significant changes to the Governor’s proposed allocations to school districts and charter...
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A Strong State Commitment to Public Education, A Must Have for Pennsylvania’s Children
This report examines school funding in Pennsylvania, focusing on the city of Philadelphia and on other low-income school districts....
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Senate Bill Eliminating Property Taxes Largely Unchanged by Amendment
The proposed amendment to SB 76 does not fundamentally alter the many structural deficiencies of the legislation. SB 76,...
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A Closer Look at Property Tax Plans and What They Mean for Pa. Schools
Property taxes have been a subject of much debate in Pennsylvania, and efforts to reform them have heated up...
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