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The School District of Philadelphia's Pension Costs: High Annual Payments Will Affect the District's Budget for Years to Come. Brief
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Budick, Seth – Pew Charitable Trusts, 2019
The School District of Philadelphia is contributing historically high sums to the state-run pension system for its employees, and these hefty payments will affect budgets for the district and the city government for years to come. Unlike Philadelphia's municipal government, the School District of Philadelphia does not control the pension system…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Budgets, School Districts, Retirement Benefits
How Governments Support Higher Education through the Tax Code: Federal and State Income Tax Provisions Aim to Reduce Costs for Students and Families
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Pew Charitable Trusts, 2017
The federal government and the states each invested more than $70 billion in higher education-related spending programs, excluding loans, in academic year 2014, the latest year for which data are available. But that figure, as substantial as it is, does not paint a full picture of federal and state investments in higher education. It excludes the…
Descriptors: Federal Government, State Government, Taxes, Educational Finance
A School Funding Formula for Philadelphia: Lessons from Urban Districts across the United States
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Griffith, Michael; Millard, Maria – Pew Charitable Trusts, 2015
This report examines how a new, comprehensive state education funding formula, if adopted by Pennsylvania, would impact the School District of Philadelphia. After comparing Philadelphia with 10 other big city districts across the country, the analysis concludes that a state formula based on district needs, demographics, and ability to pay--such as…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Educational Finance, School Districts, Resource Allocation