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Call for a Wednesday state vote on school funding! // A new school funding formula is up for vote //.... On Wednesday, June 4, the House Education Committee is set to vote on [|HB2449] **, which will establish a new funding formula for schools based on enrollment and needs of children. This is the first time since 1992 that we have a chance to bring 95% of state counties in line with national norms for funding. Philadelphia alone is counting on tens of millions of dollars more for our schools based on this funding formula.
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You play a role in creating a historic opportunity to improve the educational opportunities for thousands of children all across the state.**

Take Action **: Your voice makes a difference. Can you take 15 minutes out of your day today, tomorrow and Wednesday to call the House Education Committee members below? It's just a poll about whether you support HB2449 (// yes //!) and why you want better schools. Some of the most obvious areas for improvement include: playgrounds, art, music, science, books, quality teachers).

You can also email the committee members.**

Why it's important **: We know why we need better schools, but believe it or not, plenty of legislators are hesitant to give up other things to make it happen. They need to hear from people from all walks of life to tell them to do right by our children and // fund our schools //.

Majority Chairman Rep. James Roebuck (D-Philadelphia) (717) 783-1000 jroebuck@pahouse.net

Minority Chairman Rep. Jess Stairs (R-Fayette, Westmoreland) (717) 783-9311 jstairs@pahousegop.com

Rep. Bob Bastian (R-Bedford, Somerset) (717) 783-8756 bbastian@pahousegop.com

Rep. Karen Beyer (R-Lehigh, Northampton) (717) 783-1673 kbeyer@pahousegop.com

Rep. Mike Carroll (D-Luzerne, Monroe) (717) 787-3589 mcarroll@pahouse.net

Rep. Lawrence Curry (D-Philadelphia, Montgomery) (717) 783-1079 lcurry@pahouse.net

Rep. H. Scott Conklin (D-Centre) (717) 787-9473 sconklin@pahouse.net

Rep. Mike Fleck (R-Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin) (717) 787-3335 mfleck@pahousegop.com

Rep. Richard Grucela (D-Northampton) (717) 705-1878 rgrucela@pahouse.net

Rep. Michael Hanna (D-Centre, Clinton) (717) 772-2283 mhanna@pahouse.net

Rep. Patrick Harkins (D-Erie) (717) 787-7406 pharkins@pahouse.net

Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland (D-Delaware) (717) 787-5881 tkirkland@pahouse.net

Rep. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery) (717) 783-9114 Dleach@pahouse.net

Rep. Mark Longietti (D-Mercer) (717) 772-4035 mlongietti@pahouse.net

Rep. Beverly Mackereth (R-York) (717) 783-2655 bmackereth@pahousegop.com

Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith (D-Chester) (717) 705-1922 bsmith@pahouse.net

Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) (717) 783-1707 dmetcalfe@pahousegop.com

Rep. Duane Milne (R-Chester) (717) 787-8579 dmilne@pahousegop.com

Rep. Thomas Murt (R-Montgomery, Philadelphia) (717) 787-6886 tmurt@pahousegop.com

Rep. Bernie O'Neill (R-Bucks) (717) 705-7170 boneill@pahousegop.com

Rep. John Pallone (D-Armstrong, Westmoreland) (717) 783-1819 jpallone@pahouse.net

Rep. Thomas Quigley (R-Montgomery) (717) 772-9963 tquigley@pahousegop.com

Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Forest, McKean, Warren) (717) 787-1367 krapp@pahousegop.com

Rep. Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) (717) 787-8550 srohrer@pahousegop.com

Rep. Frank Andrew Shimkus (D-Lackawanna) (717) 772-1314 fshimkus@pahouse.net

Rep. Curtis Sonney (R-Erie) (717) 783-9087 csonney@pahousegop.com

Rep. Chelsa Wagner (D-Allegheny) (717) 783-1582 cwagner@pahouse.net

Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-Allegheny) (717) 783-3783 jwheatley@pahouse.net

Rep. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) (717) 787-1751 jyudichak@pahouse.net**      ||
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