According to this new Website – ‘Schools That Teach’ – The above is a glimpse of what Columbia’s funding might look like with the new budget calculations.

“Providing all children with a quality public education is the cornerstone of Governor Tom Wolf’s “Schools That Teach” strategy to prepare students for good jobs and rebuild the middle class.

“Governor Wolf’s 2015-2016 proposed budget restores cuts to basic education and increases the state’s share of funding for public education to 50% for the first time in more than 40 years with a commitment to invest $2 billion in public education over the next four years. The governor’s budget also includes a historic $3.8 billion in property tax relief and cuts property taxes by more than 50 percent for the average homeowner.”