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Luckily, the root problem has been recognized by Commonwealth Court, which has ruled that our state’s current funding system for K-12 schools is unconstitutional and the state must take action to adequately and equitably fund our schools. Pennsylvania is now on the hook to invest significantly in the Commonwealth’s public school system to comply with the 2023 Commonwealth Court decision. The Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC), made up of legislators of both parties and the Governor’s office, released a report in January 2024 with recommendations for how Pennsylvania can achieve a constitutionally compliant school funding system. The plan includes a $5.1 billion state investment over seven years to make sure each school district has the funds they need to enable their students to meet state achievement standards.  \nGiven the court mandate to fix public school funding, Pennsylvania doesn’t have a public dollar to waste on funding private schools – schools that can and do discriminate and operate without any financial or educational accountability. Our priority should be to fund public schools, which are required to educate all of our state’s young people and do so in an accountable way. This report provides a cautionary tale for those considering expanding existing taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private schools in Pennsylvania or creating a new program.  \nVouchers have been in the news a lot in Pennsylvania in the pa","cbCaicuUkubj8Rw2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicuUkubj8Rw2","pdf",4085061,46,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n# The Basics on Pennsylvania’s Existing Voucher Programs\n## What are Pennsylvania’s Voucher Programs?\n## Where Do OSTC and EITC Scholarship Recipients Live?\n## Educational and Fiscal Accountability\n## Pennsylvania Requires Little Information from Scholarship Organizations or Private Schools Receiving Vouchers\n## The Share of Vouchers Going to Expensive Private Schools: Are Vouchers Serving LowIncome Kids?\n## Private Schools, Despite Receiving Public Money, Discriminate Against Students in a Variety of Ways\n## Pennsylvania Vouchers and Religious Schools\n## Conclusion\n# Appendix","[{\"question\":\"What prompted Pennsylvania to reassess school funding and voucher policies?\",\"answer\":\"A 2023 Commonwealth Court decision ruled Pennsylvania’s K-12 funding system unconstitutional and required state action to fund schools adequately and equitably. 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