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Concerned about the Education Budget? Let Governor Corbett Know

Governor Tom Corbett Phone: 717-787-2500, Fax: 717-772-8284, 
Email: governor@state.pa.us


Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati
House Appropriations Chairman William Adolph
House Speaker Samuel Smith
House Majority Leader Michael Turzai
Senate Appropriations Chairman Jake Corman
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi
Governor Tom Corbett

Education Voters of PA website:

PA School Funding Campaign’s Take Action webpage:

Madonna Poll: Most in Pa. oppose Corbett education cuts

Here's a link to the Center for Opinion Research Floyd Institute for Public Policy Franklin & Marshall College poll  report: http://media.pennlive.com/midstate_impact/other/Franklin%20&%20Marshall%20College%20State%20Poll%20Release--3-17-11.pdf
State budget cuts to students in poor districts could be ten times higher than those in wealthier districts
Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 6:52 PM 
By MONICA VON DOBENECK, The Patriot-News 
Proposed state budget cuts to education would have the greatest impact on the state’s poorest schools districts, according to an analysis by the Education Law Center, an advocacy group for public education.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/03/state_budget_cuts_to_students.html
Here’s a link to the Education law Center’s analysis: http://www.elc-pa.org/budget2011.html
In general, the cuts fall hardest on school districts with the greatest student poverty, according to the Law Center's analysis.  "The disparity of the cuts is most plainly seen when measured by the dollars cut per student," said Baruch Kintisch, Director of Policy Advocacy for the LawCenter.  "Some districts are cut more than $1,400 per student, while others are cut less than $100 per student. "