Rep. Tim Briggs February 8, 2022 | 2:40 PM
HARRISBURG, Feb. 8 – Following the budget address by Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday, state Rep. Tim Briggs, D-Montgomery, announced that he supports several of the funding measures – particularly regarding education.
The governor’s recommendations included:
“Groundbreaking Level Up funding actively addresses the greatest needs in our public school system,” Briggs said. “Perhaps, most importantly, the investments detailed by the governor would help our schools without the need to raise taxes or ask local school districts to cover shortfalls. The governor is also calling for the first update to our state’s charter school system since it was established 24 years ago – reforms which could result in $373 million in taxpayer savings.
“The governor highlighted the need for the state to properly fund the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, which has been – and remains – a reliable pathway to higher education and a better way of life for the children of working-class and middle-class parents,” said Briggs, who is a graduate of West Chester University and serves on the PASSHE Board of Governors. “The state cuts in PASSHE funding a decade ago, and the lack of investment over the years, has caused PASSHE to be less competitive and more expensive for our students. By investing these dollars, we can address the student debt issue while strengthening the state-owned system.”
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