On Tuesday, June 16, Pennsylvania House Democrats on the Education Committee quietly did something extraordinary — and not in a good way.
With barely a day’s notice and not even posting a public committee notice, they passed a series of bills that would decimate educational options in Pennsylvania.
The first bill, House Bill (HB) 2632, would gut the state’s most successful educational choice programs, strip scholarships from low-income students, and slam the door on tens of thousands more who are desperately waiting to get in.
Another bill, HB 2634, would cut funding to all charter schools, with an especially harmful reduction in support for special-needs students.
The committee passed these bills along strict party lines, with House Democrats ramming the legislation through their slim majority.
Let’s not mince words here, either: House Democrats want to deny educational opportunities to Pennsylvania students and parents. Their actions would undo more than two decades of progress. That’s nothing short of unconscionable.
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