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East vs. West: How geography — and politics — play into how Pa. funds its schools

Western Pennsylvania school districts benefit from a hold harmless policy that protects funding despite declining enrollment, while districts in the eastern part of the state lose out on millions.

TM Peirce Elementary school in Philadelphia is one of the district schools that falls at disadvantage under Pa.'s hold harmless education funding policy.
TM Peirce Elementary school in Philadelphia is one of the district schools that falls at disadvantage under Pa.'s hold harmless education funding policy.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer