Some Pennsylvania school districts may have to find other ways to cover costs in order to open for the fall as lawmakers have yet to approve the $45 billion state budget just weeks away from when schools open.
Lawmakers are not scheduled to return to the Capitol until mid-September, but Senate leadership has said they may return earlier if negotiations wrap up.
Education funding became one of the thorniest parts of the budget process after a landmark court ruling said the way Pennsylvania pays for public schools violates the rights of students in the state's poorest districts. About $40 million in federal funding — which supports the state’s poorest districts, after-school programs, migrant education and more — typically starts flowing this month. Those dollars are also snarled in the budget impasse.
Stone's is among Pennsylvania's poorer districts and gets a majority of its funding from the state. It has built enough of a reserve in recent years to get through October, he said.
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