Letter to the editor: Time to fix the school funding crisis

I am writing in complete agreement with Amy Stuart, Corinna Skorpenske and Patrick Sable’s op-ed “Harrisburg must fully and fairly fund our schools” (June 7, TribLive). Their call to stop applying Band-Aids to the gaping wound that is our public school funding issue is a sentiment I fully echo. We are dealing with more than just a problem: We’re facing a crisis that has been allowed to fester for far too long.

Our elected officials in Harrisburg need to rise to the occasion and take decisive actions for our children, our communities and our future. This is not a matter of party lines, it’s a Pennsylvania issue. We all have a stake in the success of our public schools, and it’s high time we acted like it. Let’s stand united in our demand for fair school funding.

Cheryl Towers

Squirrel Hill