State House lawmakers questioned Pennsylvania Education Secretary Khalid Mumin on Tuesday about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $1.1 billion proposal to put public schools across the state on equal footing.
While the plan, which also calls for $300 million for building repairs and millions of dollars more for mental health, school safety and security, and free feminine hygiene products in schools, was broadly endorsed, some GOP lawmakers questioned whether it would force districts already meeting performance goals to spend more and rural districts to merge.
Rep. Thomas Kutz (R-Cumberland) noted that Cumberland Valley School District in his legislative district is one of the 75 state school districts identified as meeting the state’s metrics for a successful school district. It achieves that while spending less than the $13,704 average for those 75 districts.
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