William Penn School District; Panther Valley School District; The School District of Lancaster; Greater Johnstown School District; Wilkes-Barre Area School District; Shenandoah Valley School District; Jamella and Bryant Miller, parents of K.M., a minor; Sheila Armstrong, parent of S.A., minor; Tracey Hughes, parent of P.M.H., minor; Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools; and The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-Pennsylvania State Conference v. Pennsylvania Department of Education; Kim L. Ward, in her official capacity as President Pro-Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate; Mark Rozzi, in his official capacity as the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; Josh Shapiro, in his official capacity as the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania State Board of Education; and Dr. Khalid N. Mumin, in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of Education
Decided
February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)
Case opinions
Pennsylvania schools don’t have the resources to adequately educate all students, and the gaps between the haves and have nots render the system unconstitutional.
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Pennsylvania primarily funds schools at the local level through local property taxes.
History
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In 2014, the William Penn School District partnered with the Public Interest Law Center along with several other school districts, parents, and advocacy groups to file a lawsuit saying that the state's process for funding schools, which relies heavily on local taxes, thereby creating significant per-student funding gaps between wealthy districts and low-wealth ones, is tantamount to discrimination.
Ruling
On February 7, 2023, the Court ruled that the Pennsylvania General Assembly had created “manifest deficiencies” between high-wealth and low-wealth school districts with “no rational basis” for the funding gaps. The ruling stated that the Pennsylvania Constitution's Education Clause was “clearly, palpably, and plainly violated because of a failure to provide all students with access to a comprehensive, effective, and contemporary system of public education that will give them a meaningful opportunity to succeed academically, socially, and civically.”[1][2]
References
^ abHanna, Maddie; Graham, Kristen; McGoldrick, Gillian (February 7, 2023). "Landmark Pa. school funding case decided: The state's system is unconstitutional". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^Parish, Marley; Hall, Peter (February 7, 2023). "Pa. court sides with plaintiffs in K-12 school funding case". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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william, penn, school, district, pennsylvania, department, education, william, penn, school, district, pennsylvania, department, education, landmark, decision, commonwealth, court, pennsylvania, funding, public, education, pennsylvania, general, assembly, cour. William Penn School District et al v Pennsylvania Department of Education et al was a landmark decision of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on funding for public education by the Pennsylvania General Assembly The Court ruled that the underfunding of rural and underprivileged school districts violated the Pennsylvania Constitution 1 William Penn School District v Pennsylvania Department of EducationCourtCommonwealth Court of PennsylvaniaFull case nameWilliam Penn School District Panther Valley School District The School District of Lancaster Greater Johnstown School District Wilkes Barre Area School District Shenandoah Valley School District Jamella and Bryant Miller parents of K M a minor Sheila Armstrong parent of S A minor Tracey Hughes parent of P M H minor Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Pennsylvania State Conference v Pennsylvania Department of Education Kim L Ward in her official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate Mark Rozzi in his official capacity as the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Josh Shapiro in his official capacity as the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Board of Education and Dr Khalid N Mumin in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of EducationDecidedFebruary 7 2023 2023 02 07 Case opinionsPennsylvania schools don t have the resources to adequately educate all students and the gaps between the haves and have nots render the system unconstitutional Decision byRenee Cohn Jubilerer Contents 1 Background 2 History 3 Ruling 4 ReferencesBackground EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2023 Pennsylvania primarily funds schools at the local level through local property taxes History EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2023 In 2014 the William Penn School District partnered with the Public Interest Law Center along with several other school districts parents and advocacy groups to file a lawsuit saying that the state s process for funding schools which relies heavily on local taxes thereby creating significant per student funding gaps between wealthy districts and low wealth ones is tantamount to discrimination Ruling EditOn February 7 2023 the Court ruled that the Pennsylvania General Assembly had created manifest deficiencies between high wealth and low wealth school districts with no rational basis for the funding gaps The ruling stated that the Pennsylvania Constitution s Education Clause was clearly palpably and plainly violated because of a failure to provide all students with access to a comprehensive effective and contemporary system of public education that will give them a meaningful opportunity to succeed academically socially and civically 1 2 References Edit a b Hanna Maddie Graham Kristen McGoldrick Gillian February 7 2023 Landmark Pa school funding case decided The state s system is unconstitutional The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved February 8 2023 Parish Marley Hall Peter February 7 2023 Pa court sides with plaintiffs in K 12 school funding case Pennsylvania Capital Star Retrieved February 8 2023 This Pennsylvania related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Penn School District v Pennsylvania Department of Education amp oldid 1139828200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
