State Democrats vote to rip scholarships away from kids
Scheming would target low-income students, cut funding for special-needs children, aim at education choice
By
Andrew Lewis, Real Clear Wire
June 22, 2026
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania House Democrats on the Education Committee quietly did something extraordinary — and not in a good way.
With barely a day's notice and not even posting a public committee notice, they passed a series of bills that would decimate educational options in Pennsylvania.
The first bill, House Bill (HB) 2632, would gut the state's most successful educational choice programs, strip scholarships from low-income students, and slam the door on tens of thousands more who are desperately waiting to get in.
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Another bill, HB 2634, would cut funding to all charter schools, with an especially harmful reduction in support for special-needs students.
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