Pass a Pennsylvania Budget That Fully Funds Our Schools

Pennsylvania's budget deadline passed on July 1st, and schools across the state are left planning in the dark while Harrisburg works through delays.

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Subject Vote Yes on a Budget That Keeps Our Schools Strong

Our kids only get one shot at a good education, and that means our schools need to know what they're working with before the school year starts. Pennsylvania's budget was already due on July 1st — and here we are, ten days late, with teachers, school administrators, and families still waiting to find out what next year looks like. That kind of delay has real costs. Schools have to plan staffing, supplies, and programming without knowing if the money is coming. Districts that are already stretched thin are the ones that get hurt the most when Harrisburg can't get its act together.

The Senate Appropriations Committee moved a $50.8 billion spending plan forward on July 11th, and it includes new education funding — that's a step in the right direction. But the bill still has to pass the full Senate, and the House still has to move the code bills that make it all work. Every day this drags on is another day our schools are left in the dark. Teachers deserve to know their jobs are secure. Pension obligations need to be met. And our communities need to trust that the state will hold up its end of the bargain for public education.

I'm asking you to vote yes on a final budget that delivers on full education funding — and to make sure Pennsylvania doesn't leave its kids, teachers, and schools hanging any longer.

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Hi, my name is [NAME] and I'm a constituent from [CITY/TOWN]. I'm calling because I want my representative to vote yes on a final Pennsylvania budget that fully funds public education.
Pennsylvania's budget is already more than ten days late. Schools are trying to plan for next year without knowing if the funding is coming — that's not fair to teachers, students, or families.
The Senate Appropriations Committee just moved a $50.8 billion budget forward that includes new education money. I want to make sure that makes it across the finish line — with the education funding intact.
Our kids and our teachers can't wait any longer. I'm asking the representative to vote yes on a budget that keeps our schools funded and our commitments to teachers' pensions. I vote, and this matters to me.

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