{"id":112872,"date":"2022-07-07T18:40:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T22:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112872"},"modified":"2022-07-07T22:40:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T02:40:58","slug":"schweyer-applauds-state-budget-deal-reflects-historic-education-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112872","title":{"rendered":"Schweyer applauds state budget deal Reflects historic education investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

HARRISBURG, July 7 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0State Rep. Peter Schweyer issued the following statement regarding the bipartisan 2022\/2023 state budget which passed the House of Representatives today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis budget features a truly historic increase in funding for public education; as such, students in every district will see more resources than they ever have before.\u00a0But more importantly, by prioritizing our investment in the most at-risk school districts, we are actually\u00a0leveling the playing field for all our kids regardless of their zip code.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, the legislature recognized the impact on learning due to the pandemic and has authorized additional funding for school districts to address our students\u2019 mental health and school safety. These dollars will go\u00a0a long\u00a0way to help school districts to implement important programming for those significantly impacted by the changes forced on education by the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been my eighth budget as State Representative. And this is the first time I truly believe that we have turned a corner for the students, parents and professionals of the Allentown School District. For far too long we have spent just enough to avoid layoffs and keep the lights on, but today we are doing something very different: we are giving ASD a chance to actually add to our children\u2019s education.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the parent of two ASD students, I know firsthand what these additional dollars will mean to the students and families in Allentown and I’m so very excited what our district can do with this historic investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis budget invests in people in many ways beyond education spending. With more dollars for childcare and early childhood education, we are going to give kids a head start while making it easier for their parents to go to work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are investing in affordable housing options for low-income people, increasing the amount of rebates for seniors\u00a0through\u00a0the Property Tax and Rent Rebate program and creating a low-income tax credit for working people.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the while we are able to offer a tax cut that will make Pennsylvania’s businesses more competitive\u00a0while increasing our rainy day fund to help protect our finances in future years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a tremendous budget deal,\u201d Schweyer said.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nThomas LeClair
\nHouse Democratic Communications Office<\/p>\n

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