School funding has played a central role in the state budget impasse and has shaped arguments from both sides of the aisle. For his part, Gov. Wolf has proposed adding $400 million to basic education spending to restore cuts enacted since 2010. But in exchange for greater state contributions to districts, some legislators and education organizations are calling for increased measures of school accountability, including the creation of an “accountability school district.”

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Sources: The Notebook, Aug. 20, 2015; PSBA Daily EDition, Aug. 21, 2015.
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