Funding for public education is a state’s duty

To the Editor:

It is NOT the Federal Government’s obligation to establish or fund public education. Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution lists the powers of the Congress, and establishing and funding public education is not one of those powers.

The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants power to the states and the people for any powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution. Therefore, the power to establish and fund public education is granted to the people and their elected representatives.

What can the Pennsylvania governor and the legislature do to make the funding fairer for the state’s public education students and for the State’s taxpayers? In my opinion, one of the best things that the state can do for its public education and the taxpayers is to accept the responsibility for funding 100% of the costs of operating the public schools, community colleges and the state’s public universities.

I believe funding for public education is a state’s obligation, and a change is desperately needed in Pennsylvania.

David Faust

Selinsgrove