Funding schools fairly is an arduous, necessary task

The LNP | LancasterOnline Editorial Board has published numerous editorials focused on basic education funding in Pennsylvania. I hope this trend continues, at least until the state Legislature adopts a system of funding basic education that meets muster under the...

See how much money your school district has for students

This year’s landmark school funding decision was clear: Pennsylvania’s way of paying for public education isn’t working. Less evident is how Pennsylvania’s school funding actually works — and why so many schools are underfunded. Despite a 2016...

State public education funding’s teachable moment

William Sax didn’t mince words as he led a group of lawmakers through the sweltering halls of his workplace in July. “You thought it was bad for a couple of minutes here … we come here every day,” Sax, a social studies teacher and building representative at South...