Gov. Wolf Proposes Education Reinvestment Plan Featuring Natural Gas Severance Tax
Channel: Governor Tom Wolf
Date: 2015-02-11

February 11, 2015, Thorndale, Pa. - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf today proposed an education reinvestment plan featuring a severance tax on natural gas extraction as part of his solution to properly fund public education in the commonwealth. Pennsylvania’s schools have suffered from $1 billion in funding cuts in recent years forcing school districts to increase class sizes, lay-off teachers and other staff, and make serious program cuts that make it more difficult for students to get a strong education in Pennsylvania’s public schools.

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