Former top Pa. education official testifies that school funding is a ‘root cause’ of achievement gaps Matthew Stem, who until June served as Pennsylvania’s deputy secretary of K-12 education, said the department considered the lack of resources a “fundamental root cause” of disparities in academic performance between students. And without additional funding, he said, “it’s very, very unlikely that Pennsylvania will be able to close the achievement gaps we’ve seen for decades, particularly for schools with high percentages of students in poverty.”
K-12 DIGEST: Daily Briefing - Dec. 1, 2021
K-12 DIGEST: Daily Briefing - Dec. 1, 2021
K-12 DIGEST: Daily Briefing - Dec. 1, 2021
Former top Pa. education official testifies that school funding is a ‘root cause’ of achievement gaps Matthew Stem, who until June served as Pennsylvania’s deputy secretary of K-12 education, said the department considered the lack of resources a “fundamental root cause” of disparities in academic performance between students. And without additional funding, he said, “it’s very, very unlikely that Pennsylvania will be able to close the achievement gaps we’ve seen for decades, particularly for schools with high percentages of students in poverty.”