Argall TV report focuses on education funding

The December edition of state Sen. Dave Argall’s TV program highlights a recent meeting in Hazleton of the Basic Education Funding Commission.

“There is no issue I hear about more from my constituents than our unfair, unconstitutional school funding system,” Argall said in his announcement of the program. “I invited the Basic Education Funding Commission to come to Hazleton — one of the largest and most challenged school districts in the entire state — so that we could hear firsthand about the unique issues faced by local teachers, students, parents, and taxpayers.”

Argall noted the challenges faced by students who speak English as their second language, injecting Spanish into his opening remarks to demonstrate the difficulties he would have learning complex math or science in a foreign language.

“As a member of the Basic Education Funding Commission and as the new Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, I will continue to fight to ensure that students have the resources they need to be successful and to aid our taxpayers by replacing our archaic, property tax-based school funding system,” Argall said.

This edition of the Argall Report will air on the following channels:

• Blue Ridge Communications (Channel 13) Mondays at 10 a.m. and Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m.

• Service Electric Cablevision:  Hazleton, Mahanoy City; Shenandoah – on Hazleton’s WYLN TV 35 Channel 507 and MetroCast Communications Channel 10. Check local listings for airtimes.

• Berks Community Television (Comcast – Channel 15 and Service Electric – Channel 19) on Thursday at 10 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m.

• Online at www.senatorargall.com/argallreport/

Source: Berkshire mont