Rendell to push for increase in PA funds

by Barbara Bloom

The tendency of Harrisburg to micromanage is a real problem, and line items are a principal tool," stated Potts.

Instead, Potts called on the Governor and legislature to "construct a new system from the ground up," that would build into the general fund the expectations and money needed to support the costs of providing an adequate and equitable education. That way, he said, each school district could decide for itself, depending on its unique circumstances, how to allocate money to reach acceptable standards.