Pennsylvania educators plead for more money to handle COVID-19

Published August 4, 2020 3:00pm ET



Pennsylvania educators say they want to go back to school later this month, but doing so safely requires an investment in resources districts just don’t have – yet.

“$100 million from CARES was a good start,” said Arthur Steinberg, president of the American Federation of Teachers’ Pennsylvania chapter. “Lawmakers should also sign a letter to our U.S. senators to pass the HEROES Act that would give $3.2 billion in education funding in Pennsylvania, too.”

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