WATCH: Community Conversation – Paying for Public Schools – PBS 39, April 28, 2023
Philly-area urban district school superintendents call for charter reform, decry unfunded mandates – DelCo Daily Times, March 28, 2023
Altoona, Johnstown schools call for equitable funding – WTAJ, March 28, 2023
Gov. Shapiro says Republicans won’t appeal Pa.’s landmark school-funding ruling – Philadelphia Inquirer, March 15, 2023
What you need to know about education funding proposed in Gov. Shapiro’s budget – Philadelphia Inquirer, March 7, 2023
With court win, Pennsylvania schools want plan, down payment – AP, March 1, 2023
Pa. has an unprecedented opportunity to fix public school funding. We can’t miss it | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star, February 22, 2023
Pa. school funding verdict is a welcome start, but battle is far from over – Philadelphia Inquirer, February 16, 2023
A Pa. court just ruled the state must close the wealth gap among school districts. Will it matter in Allegheny County? – Pittsburgh City Paper, February 15, 23
The Pa. school funding decision was the culmination of this 83-year-old Philly lawyer’s life’s work – Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 23
Education in PA is a fundamental right and a necessary investment – York Daily Record, February 15, 23
Ruling in landmark Pennsylvania public education funding lawsuit is just and long overdue [editorial] – LNP Lancaster-Online, February 12, 2023
At long last, an equitable ruling on school funding. Change must now follow swiftly. | Editorial – Philadelphia Inquirer, February 10, 2023
Shapiro, Pa. lawmakers may face multibillion-dollar budget question after major school funding ruling – Spotlight PA, February 9, 2023
Underfunded schools are unconstitutional, Pa. court rules – Washington Post, February 9, 2023
Commonwealth Court rules for school districts in fair funding dispute; Greater Johnstown among plaintiffs – Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, February 8, 2023
Judge rules for Panther Valley – Times News, February 7, 2023
Pennsylvania’s school funding system violates state constitution, judge rules – Chalkbeat Philadelphia, February 7, 2023
Landmark Pa. school funding case decided: The state’s system is unconstitutional – Philadelphia Inquirer, February 7, 2023
Poorer districts win challenge to Pa. public school funding – AP, February 7, 2023
An archive of press highlights during trial can be found on Fund Our Schools PA, a joint project of the Public Interest Law Center and Education Law Center – PA
Here’s what you need to know about the School District of Lancaster’s school funding lawsuit against the state — Lancaster Online, February 21, 2020
PA school budget increases called positive but insufficient — Latrobe Bulletin, February 5, 2020
School Fair Funding Lawsuit Update Expected Wednesday — Delaware County Daily Times, January 24, 2020
‘If we had fair funding, our schools wouldn’t be in such disrepair’: 3 takeaways from meeting with SDL’s superintendent and board president — Lancaster Online, January 22, 2020
Why Philadelphia Public Schools Need More State Funding — The Legal Intelligencer, December 19, 2019
Is Pennsylvania’s financial recovery law helping school districts? — York Dispatch, December 9, 2019
Segregation in Pennsylvania schools: How a ZIP code determines the quality of a child’s education — The Morning Call, October 31, 2019
Editorial: Lawsuit could be a step towards equity in Pa. education funding — Pitt News, September 3, 2019
Landmark lawsuit challenges how Pennsylvania funds its public schools — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 3, 2019
Inclined to Care – Funding the Future — Saturday Light Brigade, August 1, 2019
Lack of State Funding Pushes Districts to Financial Precipice — Legal Intelligencer, July 19, 2019
Greater Johnstown School District’s lawsuit against the state continues — WJAC, June 18, 2019
Lawsuit continues: Attorney visits Johnstown, calls state school funding ‘inadequate, inequitable and unconstitutional’ — Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, June 18, 2019
Why, yes, spending more money on schools does yield better results | Thursday Morning Coffee — Pennsylvania Capital-Star, April 18, 2019
Community hears update on School Funding Lawsuit – Trial set to begin Summer 2020 — Chestnut Hill Local, December 21, 2018
William Penn funding suit goes to trial in 2020 — DelCo Daily Times, December 10, 2018
School District of Lancaster’s school funding case headed to trial in 2020 — Lancaster Online, December 7, 2018
Fair-funding trial date set for summer 2020 — The Notebook, December 6, 2018
Trial scheduled in landmark Pa. school-funding case — Philadelphia Inquirer, December 6, 2018
Education-funding lawsuit with local participants finally gets trial schedule — Times Leader, December 6, 2018
Trial Set for 2020 in Long-Running Pennsylvania School Funding Lawsuit — Education Week, December 6, 2018
Has there been a return to ‘pauper schools’ in Pennsylvania? A brief history of public education in the state. — Public Source, August 28, 2018
Public school funding lawsuit may head to trial — AP, August 22, 2018
Pa. funding lawsuit moves toward full trial as court dismisses latest objection — Keystone Crossroads, August 21, 2018
School funding lawsuit can proceed, judge rules — The Notebook, August 21, 2018
Pa. school funding lawsuit may now proceed to trial now that the court denies mootness claim — Penn Live, August 21, 2018
Judge refuses to toss education funding lawsuit — Delaware County Daily Times, August 21, 2018
Landmark Pa. school-funding lawsuit appears headed to trial — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 21, 2018
Is Pennsylvania’s school funding unfair? This lawsuit hopes to upend the model. — Public Source, August 14, 2018
State leaders respond to ‘moot’ claim in education funding lawsuit — Delaware Country Daily Times, August 8, 2018
Many school districts still shortchanged by Pa. education funding formula — The Morning Call, July 31, 2018
School funding suit slams cuts — Altoona Mirror, July 11, 2018
William Penn-led funding lawsuit isn’t ‘moot,’ argue lawyers — Delaware County Daily Times, July 9, 2018
Spending gaps are wider, school conditions worse, petitioners in school funding lawsuit say — The Notebook, July 6, 2018
Gap between rich and poor Pa. school districts has grown, funding lawsuit says — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 6, 2018
Pa. will soon have to provide more equitable funding for schools — York Daily Record, May 17. 2018
Court allows historic school funding case to proceed — The Notebook, May 7, 2018
Landmark Pa. school-funding suit clears legal hurdle — Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 2018
Public education shouldn’t have to rely on private money | Opinion — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 2018
Fair funding for Pennsylvania schools — Philadelphia Tribune, March 10, 2018
William Penn-led school funding suit back in court — Delaware County Daily Times, March 9, 2018
Pa. school funding dispute on converging court tracks — Associated Press, March 9, 2018
Commonwealth Court hears arguments in school funding case — The Notebook, March 7, 2018
GOP lawmakers seek to stop Pa. education funding lawsuit at preliminary hearing — Keystone Crossroads, March 7, 2018
Pennsylvania school-funding lawsuit seems poised to proceed — Philadelphia Inquirer, March 7, 2018
Lawsuit: Pennsylvania is failing its schoolchildren — Associated Press, March 7, 2018
School Funding Lawsuit Gets Commonwealth Court Hearing — CBS Philly, March 7, 2018
Commonwealth Court to hear arguments in public school funding case on Wednesday — Standard-Speaker, March 5, 2018
Court case could force state to close gap in spending between school districts — The Meadville Tribune, March 5, 2018
Court arguments set in Pa. school-funding case — Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2, 2018
Changing course, Gov. Wolf asks courts to rule on Pa. education funding lawsuit — Keystone Crossroads, January 26, 2018
Gov. Wolf asks court to expedite school funding lawsuit; GOP leaders reiterate opposition — The Notebook, January 25, 2018
Here are the top education stories of 2017 — The Notebook, December 29, 2017
Flashpoint: Resisting Deportation Orders, Public Interest Lawsuits, Marian Anderson Christmas — CBS Philly, December 17, 2017
In School Funding Court Battles, There’s Been a Winning Shift — Governing, December 6, 2017
Parent: Why is Greater Johnstown school system so far in debt? — The Tribune-Democrat, November 16, 2017
Is state failing Greater Johnstown students? Experts to tackle question — The Tribune-Democrat, November 14, 2017
Erie schools less likely to join statewide lawsuit — GoErie.com, November 7, 2017
Editorial: One battle won in education funding; the war goes on — Delaware County Daily Times, October 28, 2017
Pa. public school advocates meet in Delco, joyous to get their day in court — Keystone Crossroads, October 25, 2017
Districts push case for more state education funding — Delaware County Daily Times, October 25, 2017
The Pending Supreme Court Bombshell — The Philadelphia Citizen, October 12, 2017
Here’s the simple truth about school funding no one wants to talk about — Penn Live, October 10, 2017
Pa. Supreme Court likely to change how we fund schools (column) — York Daily Record, October 9, 2017
School funding should win when it goes to court — Chestnut Hill Local, October 6, 2017
Court should tell lawmakers, ‘Do your job!’ — The Intelligencer, October 6, 2017
Bucks County residents, officials discuss school funding problems — Bucks County Courier Times, October 4, 2017
Education advocates celebrate school funding lawsuit ruling with a City Hall rally — The Notebook, October 3, 2017
Ruling a wake-up for tax reform — The Citizens’ Voice, October 1, 2017
Our view: At long last, school funding heads to court — Times Leader, September 30, 2017
State Supreme Court orders trial on public school funding — The Citizens’ Voice, September 29, 2017
State Supreme Court rules in favor of school districts — Philadelphia Tribune, September 29, 2017
PA Supreme Court clears way for judicially created education standards — City & State Pennsylvania, September 29, 2017
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Orders School Funding Trial — Education Week, September 29, 2017
In victory for advocates, Supreme Court rules that school funding lawsuit can go ahead — The Notebook, September 28, 2017
Erie schools to review state Supreme Court funding decision — GoErie.com, September 28, 2017
Divided Pa. Supreme Court revives legal battle over fairness of public school funding — Penn Live, September 28, 2017
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules School Funding Inequity Lawsuit Must Go to Trial — The 74, September 28, 2017
Pa. Supreme Court revives lawsuit over how public schools are funded — Associated Press, September 28, 2017
William Penn School District, parents win key ruling in education funding fight — Delaware County Daily Times, September 28, 2017
Editorial: Nothing fair about education funding in Pa., William Penn — Delaware County Daily Times, September 28, 2017
Pa. Supreme Court opens door to school funding overhaul — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 28, 2017
Those challenging fairness of Pa. school funding will have day in court — Newsworks/WHYY, September 28, 2017
In Pa. school-funding maze, formula for equity elusive — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 25, 2017
Fair funding advocates decry Pa. leaders for playing politics with specialty school money — Newsworks/WHYY, September 18, 2017
Erie School Board to consider fair-funding case — GoErie.com, March 15, 2017
Eichelberger’s remarks on schools revealed a deeper truth – they’re still underfunded — Penn Live, February 24, 2017
Letter to the Editor: Why we need fairness in education funding — Delaware County Daily Times, October 20, 2016
More money, spent in the right way, reduces the achievement gap, study says — The Notebook, September 27, 2016
Ed Palattella: Soccer offers field-level view of Erie schools funding crisis — GoErie.com, September 25, 2016
Court reviews education funding — Beaver County Times, September 23, 2016
Gov. Wolf visits Philly to talk education funding, tout record — Newsworks/WHYY, September 23, 2016
Court eyes school funding — Pocono Record, September 21, 2016
Courts must step in to ensure fair funding of public education — Huffington Post, September 19, 2016
Courts, Schools and Politics — From a Certain Point of View, September 19, 2016
EDITORIAL: Fairness of Pa. school funding deserves a hearing — Pottstown Mercury, September 18, 2016
Editorial: A tale of two school districts — Delaware County Daily Times, September 18, 2016
Our Opinion: Give school districts their day in (Commonwealth) court — Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, September 18, 2016
Explainer: Fair funding for public education goes to trial in Philadelphia — Al Dia, September 16, 2016
Reformers appeal dismissal of school funding lawsuit — Philadelphia Tribune, September 16, 2016
DN editorial: Court needs to step in, level educational playing field — Philadelphia Daily News, September 16, 2016
PA advocates aim to improve public school system’s image — WITF, September 15, 2016
Funding formula still unfair — Bucks County Courier Times, September 15, 2016
Voters drive real reform — The Times-Tribune, September 15, 2016
Will PA’s Supreme Court Justices Be Just? — Philly’s 7th Ward, September 14, 2016
Editorial: Fair funding still elusive goal in Pa. education — Delaware County Times, September 14, 2016
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments in Pa. education funding suit — Delaware County Times, September 14, 2016
State high court hears school funding challenge — The Citizens’ Voice, September 14, 2016
High court hears education-funding case in Philly — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 14, 2016
Pa. Supreme Court considers diving into school funding debate at jam-packed hearing — Newsworks/WHYY, September 13, 2016
Education reformers press Pa. Supreme Court to act on funding inequities — Associated Press, September 13, 2016
Advocates encouraged by school funding hearings before state Supreme Court — Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, September 13, 2016
Debate Heats Up In Philly: Should School Funding Be Decided In The Courts — CBS Philly, September 13, 2016
State Supreme Court hears arguments that school funding is unfair — The Notebook, September 13, 2016
Pennsylvania High Court Hears School Funding Challenge — 6ABC, September 13, 2016
School funding goes before state’s highest court in Philly today — Metro, September 13, 2016
Pa. Supreme Court to consider school funding challenges — Associated Press, September 13, 2016
Before state Supreme Court weighs in, a rally for education funding — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 2016
Pa. Supreme Court hears education funding case today — Delaware County Times, September 13, 2016
Fight for Funding Pa. Public Schools Headed to Court — 6ABC, September 12, 2016
Concert to support fair funding lawsuit takes over Dilworth Park — The Notebook, September 12, 2016
Pennsylvania’s education funding case: Here’s what you need to know — Newsworks/WHYY, September 12, 2016
Rural students deserve their fair share of school funding: Joe Bard and Karen Jez — Penn Live, September 12, 2016
Pass Or Fail? Pa. Supreme Court To Hear School Funding Lawsuit — CBS Philly, September 12, 2016
State Supreme Court to hear school funding lawsuit — The Morning Call, September 12, 2016
Commentary: Why we sued over our daughter’s education — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2016
Can Courts Determine if General Assembly is Doing its Job? — Public News Service, September 12, 2016
Erie schools leader supports lawsuit seeking funding reform — GoErie.com, September 11, 2016
Close the opportunity gap in Pennsylvania — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 11, 2016
State Supreme Court to hear school funding lawsuit — Philadelphia Tribune, September 10, 2016
School funding lawsuit set for hearing Tuesday — The Notebook, September 9, 2016
State high court to hear arguments in funding lawsuit that includes W-B Area — Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, September 8, 2016
NAACP PA continues fight against State Department of Education — Penn Live, August 27, 2016
Whose side are you on? — The Point with PCCY, August 26, 2016
William Penn gets support from Upper Darby in lawsuit– News of Delaware County, April 13, 2016
Delco school districts happy Pa. budget impasse is over– Delaware County Daily Times, March 25, 2016
Haverford board votes to support William Penn School District in lawsuit– Delaware County Daily Times, March 17, 2016
UNITED: School directors support lawsuit seeking to fix ed funding– Indiana Gazette, March 9, 2016
Philadelphia weighs in on school funding suit– Philadelphia Inquirer, February 17, 2016
City files ‘friend of court’ brief in school funding lawsuit– The Notebook, February 17, 2016
high court might force school funding fix– York Daily Record, February 3, 2016
Haverford School Board OKs budget, tax hike– Delaware County Daily Times, January 26, 2016
School Funding: Do Pennsylvania Courts Have a Role?– The Legal Intelligencer, January 25, 2016
What does the changing Pa. Supreme Court mean for education funding, charter schools?– Newsworks/WHYY, November 4, 2015
Jim Crow Segregation Lives On: An Examination of Pennsylvania’s Race-based System of Public School Funding– Atlanta Blackstar, October 1, 2015
School-funding advocates appeal to Supreme Court– Lancaster Online, September 29, 2015
Plaintiffs in school funding case file brief in Pa. Supreme Court– The Notebook, September 22, 2015
School Funding Lawsuit Goes to State Supreme Court– Public News Service, September 22, 2015
Group that includes W-B Area School District appeals funding lawsuit to state’s top court– Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, September 21, 2015
There is a consensus in Pa. for property-tax relief– Philadelphia Inquirer, August 31, 2015
With Future of Pennsylvania’s Schools in the Balance, Lawsuit Seeks to Compel State to Increase Funding and Implement a more Equitable Distribution System– PBIDA Newsletter, June 22, 2015
School-funding suit headed for highest Pa. court– Philadelphia Inquirer, May 21, 2015
School funding lawsuit headed to Pa. Supreme Court– Philadelphia Daily News, May 21, 2015
Battle over fairness of state education funding heads to Supreme Court– Penn Live, May 20, 2015
Districts and Parents Appeal Pennsylvania School Funding Ruling– Education Week, May 20, 2015
Commonwealth Court decision on Pa. school funding appealed– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 20, 2015
Group asks state Supreme Court to hear school funding case– The Notebook, May 20, 2015
LETTER: It’s time for fair funding of education– Montgomery Media, May 12, 2015
School-funding issue heads for high court– Republican Herald – May 3, 2015
Court punts on fair education funding in Pa.– York Daily Record, April 28, 2015
school funding panel expected to issue recommendations in June– Newsworks/WHYY, April 28, 2015
Schools funding commission closing in on deadline– WITF, April 28, 2015
Editorial: No justice from courts on school funding– Pottstown Mercury, April 26, 2015
Editorial: Another setback for education funding– Delaware County Times, April 26, 2015
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rejects school funding lawsuit– Watchdog, April 22, 2015
Suit challenging school funding headed to top Pa. court– Philadelphia Inquirer, April 22, 2015
Commonwealth Court tosses William Penn School District’s school funding lawsuit – Delaware County Times, April 21, 2015
court throws out challenge to state’s education funding– Pottstown Mercury, April 21, 2015
School districts, parents will take school-funding challenge to state Supreme Court– The Morning Call, April 21, 2015
School Funding Crusaders to Appeal Suit to State Supreme Court– Philadelphia Magazine, April 21, 2015
Commonwealth Court refuses to step into school funding fray– Penn Live, April 21, 2015
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court dismisses school funding lawsuit– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 21, 2015
court throws out challenge to state’s education funding– Associated Press, April 21, 2015
Court Dismisses Districts’ Challenge to State School Funding System– Education Week, April 21, 2015
Court dismisses Pennsylvania school funding case; plaintiffs to appeal– The Notebook, April 21, 2015
School-funding case dismissed– Philadelphia Inquirer, April 21, 2015
William Penn School District advocates: School funding lawsuit a game changer– Delaware County Times, April 11, 2015
Lynne Abraham would sue Harrisburg to adequately fund city schools– Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2, 2015
Education is more than ‘keeping the doors open– Chestnut Hill Local, March 25, 2015
Court hears oral argument in Pa. school funding lawsuit– The Notebook, March 24, 2015
Editorial: School district suit only way to even field– Delaware County Times, March 17, 2015
Michael Churchill and Sheila Armstrong Interview– WURD, March 16, 2015
William Penn among districts claiming failures in state school funding– Delaware County Times, March 12, 2015
Court to determine whether school funding case moves forward– Philadelphia Daily News, March 12, 2015
Districts, parents take Pa. government to court over education funding– The Notebook, March 12, 2015
Districts, parents take Pa. government to court over education funding– Newsworks/WHYY, March 12, 2015
Commonwealth Court weighs fate of Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 12, 2015
Public Education Advocates Take Pennsylvania To Court Over School Funding– CBS Philly, March 11, 2015
School districts sue Department of Education over low funding– Fox 43, March 11, 2015
Court panel mulls taking up schools funding case– WITF, March 11, 2015
PA school funding lawsuit lands in catch-22– The Morning Call, March 11, 2015
School funding lawsuit hinges on whether court will hear it– Penn Live, March 11, 2015
School funding lawsuit is ‘like Groundhog Day’ movie, state officials say– Lancaster Online, March 11, 2015
School-funding system ‘broken,’ Pa. judges hear– Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2015
School-funding case aired in Harrisburg– Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2015
Court to weigh fate of Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit– Associated Press, March 11, 2015
Court to hear first arguments on Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit– Lancaster Online, March 10, 2015
Court to hear school funding case– Republican Herald, February 19, 2015
Residents voice support for funding lawsuit– Chestnut Hill Local, February 11, 2015
Haverford school board lends support to basic ed funding formula– Delaware County News Network, February 5, 2015
Pennsylvania schools sue state in bid to reform funding– Aljazeera America, December 11, 2014
Pennsylvania Plaintiffs File Major New Adequacy and Equity Case – National Education Access Network, November 26, 2014
What’s the deal with school funding reform in Pennsylvania?– Lancaster Online, November 24, 2014
Suit calls state school funding arbitrary and irrational– Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 23, 2014
Council acts on veteran-friendly legislation– Philadelphia Tribune, November 21, 2014
schools funding challenge begins round two– Newsworks, November 16, 2014
Community needs to safeguard educational opportunities– Lancaster Online, November 16, 2014
Groups plan actions as education funding body meets in Philly– The Notebook, November 16, 2014
School funding shouldn’t be ‘accident of geography’– Lancaster Online, November 16, 2014
Editorial: The hunt for fair education funding formula goes on– Delaware County Daily Times, November 15, 2014
Michael Churchill Interview– The Rick Smith Show, November 13, 2014
Schools, Parents Sue Pennsylvania Over ‘Educational Caste System’– Common Dreams, November 13, 2014
education funding’s elephant in the room– Observer-Reporter, November 12, 2014
Wolf’s Challenge: PA ‘One of the Worst’ in Funding Its Schools– Beaver County Blue, November 12, 2014
As of November 11, 2014:
Associated Press (as seen at The Republic): Public school advocates sue Pennsylvania officials over irrational system of state funding
Associated Press (as seen at SF Gate): 5 things to know for Monday in Pennsylvania
CBS Philly/KYW: Lawsuit Filed Against Commonwealth of Pa. Over School Funding
Citizens’ Voice: W-B Area, mother challenge state funding
Education Dive: PA districts sue state over alleged funding inadequacies
Education Week: Districts, Parents Sue Over ‘Irrational and Inequitable’ School Funding
FOX43: school districts sue state over funding
Lancaster Online: School District of Lancaster sues state officials over funding system
Metro: parents sue state for more school funds
Morning Call: Schools suing Pa. Department of Education over funding
NBC8: Education advocates slap state with lawsuit
Newsworks/WHYY: Claiming Pa. shortchanges kids, coalition seeks funding for ‘thorough’ education
Newsworks/WHYY: Lawsuit charges Pennsylvania with failing to provide ‘thorough and efficient’ education
Philadelphia Daily News: Suit claims Corbett failed to provide proper education
Philadelphia Inquirer: School districts, parents, activists sue Pennsylvania over school funding
Philadelphia Magazine: Lawsuit: School Funding in Pennsylvania is Unconstitutional
Philadelphia Magazine: It’s Time for Pennsylvania to Stop Discriminating Against Black Kids
Philadelphia Tribune: Lawsuit challenges state’s public education funding system
com: Districts, parents sue Pa. over education funding
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Six school districts file suit against Pennsylvania over school funding
Politics of Decline, Redux: Lawsuit to Shape State Funding Reform
Reuters (as seen at Huffington Post): Pennsylvania School Districts Sue State Over Education Funding
Scranton Times-Tribune: Three NEPA schools challenge funding
The Notebook: sued for failing to provide fair, ‘thorough and efficient’ school system
We are Central PA: Johnstown School District Sues State
WFMZ69 Allentown: Area school districts suing the state
