North Allegheny School District and State Funding of Education

Daryl Metcalfe is right about State Funding for Education. The money drives up salaries and thereby Pension costs. We have a living example at North Allegheny School District where our taxes keep going up every year and the Budget remains out of balance for future years also:

"When you give the money to the education establishment like this, it's like throwing it into a black hole. All it will be used for is to drive those salaries up that are continuing to be one of the main drivers for our pension problem," said state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, a co-sponsor of House Bill 220, which earmarks liquor proceeds for infrastructure improvements.

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