Under Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed $1.35-billion education funding increase, schools across the state would receive more money. In Lancaster County, one of the districts that would receive one of the highest funding increases under the proposal is Eastern Lancaster County School District, which would receive a 55% funding boost. “We’re still trying to figure out where the budget is really going to come out versus what the Governor asked for,” Eastern Lancaster County Superintendent, Dr. Robert Hollister, said. Superintendents are hopeful, but cautious. Wolf is calling for education dollars to be given out according to a Fair Funding Formula. That’s something schools have wanted for years. “Growing districts in big cities and rural communities will finally get their fair share and we can ease the pressure on property taxpayers,” Wolf said on Thursday. The formula takes into account factors like enrollment, student poverty, and charter school enrollment. Wolf said it stops public school children from being short-changed.

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Source: ABC27 WHTM, Feb. 4, 2021.