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Committee presses PDE on adequacy funding gap as members cite differing estimates
Summary
House members pressed Acting Secretary Carrie Rowe on when and how the state will close the adequacy funding gap identified by the Basic Education Funding Commission and litigants; Rowe said projections and the ultimate decision rest with the legislature, and urged continued dialogue.
Representative Ekert and other members pressed the department for specifics about whether the governor’s proposal closes the adequacy gap identified in the Basic Education Funding Commission report and litigation. During back‑and‑forth questioning members used differing gap figures — Representative Ekert and the department clarified an earlier numeric confusion (committee exchange clarified…
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