Low state funding means constantly cutting corners on educational quality plus high local taxes.
High taxes depress the economy.
In addition, under-funded schools mean that students are without the facilities, equipment and other resources that they need in order to achieve at high levels. These will be locally owned and operated partnerships of business, human service, church, civic, and other organizations and individuals that will work for greater local accountability and a better approach to state funding. Marty Strange, director of the Rural Trust Policy Program, said that Pennsylvania has been particularly slow to correct the imbalance in its school funding system. Most other states have recognized the need for equal educational opportunity for urban and rural children and have worked through their legislature and courts to achieve it. We are confident that the Partnership for Fair Chance Schools can help rural communities address the inequity their children face and help find solutions.