Tommy Pope on Education

	Tommy Pope on Education

$100 million for repairs in poor rural school districts

The South Carolina House of Representatives produced an initial state budget, moving again on education improvements. This year's budget specifically addresses the needs of poor rural school districts in 39 counties which have struggled in the past as a result of declining revenue streams, among many other challenges. It is incumbent upon our state to provide each child the same opportunities in education regardless of their geographic location; the South Carolina Supreme Court said as much in their 2014 ruling which is the impetus for the actions we are taking today. In this initial funding proposal, $100 million has been dedicated toward repairing, maintaining, and in some cases upgrading the environments in which our students learn. I'll have more information on the state budget in the coming weeks. Source: 2017 South Carolina House campaign website TommyPope.com , Feb 27, 2017

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