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Experts tell House panel adequacy investments show promise but $4.8 billion gap remains; benefits accrue over years
Summary
An attorney for the Public Interest Law Center and university researchers told the House Education Committee court evidence and recent analyses indicate Pennsylvania underfunded its schools by roughly $4.8 billion; experts said targeted, sustained funding and investments in staffing and supports produce the best long‑term student and economic returns.
An attorney who represented plaintiffs in the school funding litigation told the House Education Committee that the court found Pennsylvania’s school funding system unconstitutional and that the legislature’s adequacy formula estimated a $4.8 billion gap that the Commonwealth must fill to provide equivalent educational opportunity across districts.
"The court found the system was unconstitutional," the speaker said, and the legislature responded by creating an adequacy formula (SB 700) that quantified a multi‑billion‑dollar underfunding. The witness and subsequent speakers said the funds…
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