I have a very passionate stance on educational funding. My sister is an art teacher that had to leave Pennsylvania because of increasing cuts to our education system. With the latest rounds, now ALL BUT 2 of the school districts in the 183rd district are announcing tax increases up to 5% or serious budget gaps that need to be addressed. The Republican Party-line vote is now RAISING YOUR TAXES. Sure, they didn't directly increase taxes from Harrisburg. They simply punted it off to your school districts to pass it along to you, like Pontius Pilate washed his hands of putting Christ on the cross.
Here is a breakdown of what property and business owners in each school district can expect to see starting later this year.
Parkland School District: 5% Tax Increase
Whitehall-Coplay District: 3.5% Increase
Northampton Area School District: "small increase expected" (Morning Call 1/24/2012)
Northern Lehigh School District: $327,000 gap directly from Corbett's cuts.
Catasauqua School District: Nothing Announced yet
See the break-down and further links on my website: http://bit.ly/wIcat5
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