Editorial Boards Speak Out in Support of School Funding Lawsuit: Strong Words for Commonwealth Court

Last week the PA Commonwealth Court ruled to dismiss our school funding lawsuit challenging the state's failure to provide a thorough and efficient system of public education. As the Education Law Center, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, and pro bono counsel prepare to file our appeal to the PA Supreme Court, Pennsylvania editorial boards and the community have shown strong support for our work. Here are just a few examples: 

Commonwealth Court ducked any responsibility for resolving or ordering a resolution for that unfair, immoral and probably illegal situation... Maybe the Supreme Court will step up to the plate and order an end to what amounts to blatant and shameful discrimination. 

 - Bucks County Courier Times, April 23, 2015.

The court ruling means students in poor districts will continue to receive a substandard education simply because of where they live. It means Pennsylvania will continue to fail to meet its duty to adequately and equitably fund its public schools. 

- York Daily Record, April 28, 2015. 

Read the note from Deborah Gordon Klehr, ELC Interim Executive Director, on our next steps in this lawsuit against the state to ensure fair funding for Pennsylvania schools.

National Press

"Pa. schools are the nation's most inequitable. The new governor wants to fix that."

The Washington Post referenced our ongoing school funding lawsuit and the nation-leading inequity in Pennsylvania's school spending. ELC Senior Staff Attorney Maura McInerney was quoted, saying: "What we're asking for is that every child have a chance to meet state standards." Read the full article.