How Does Gov. Wolf's Budget Impact Upper Moreland Schools?

How will Gov. Wolf’s proposed budget impact students and property owners in Upper Moreland?

Residents can get the breakdown from a new website, launched last week by the Wolf Administration.

The Schools That Teach website provides information about how much each district would receive in funding from Wolf’s budget proposal. It also shows the savings in property taxes under a budget proposal that increases education funding through a severance tax on natural gas and increases in the state income and sales taxes, PoliticsPA reported.

According to the Schools that Teach Website, a funding increase of more than $247,400 is proposed for the Upper Moreland School District in 2015-2016.

In his budget proposal released last week, Wolf said he plans to increase education spending by $400 million in 2015-16 and by $2 billion over four years, according to the Morning Call.

“My budget makes historic investments in education, and www.schoolsthatteach.com shows how my proposed budget will benefit students, schools and property owners in a way that is user-friendly and easy to access,” according to a statement from Wolf. “My budget proposal increases funding for Pennsylvania’s education system by $1 billion and this website will show users how much of that money will go to increase funding to their local school districts and decrease property taxes in their areas.”

Visit www.schoolsthatteach.com for more details.