Protecting levy equalization funding is critical to student success

As I have traveled around the 9th Legislative District, one common theme I have heard from constituents, including education advocates, parents, teachers and school administrators, is proposed reductions in levy equalization (LEA) funding in the state budget will impact the quality of education in our region.

As the assistant Republican leader on the House Education Appropriations and Oversight Committee, I have tirelessly reviewed how the governor’s proposed $152 million cut to LEA will impact our schools. In the 9th District, the picture is not pretty. The numbers bear out what most of us al...