The June 30th deadline to pass a new spending plan for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will include a decision on how to spend our state’s multi-billion dollar surplus. Traditionally school districts in high-poverty areas get less funding per student than districts in low-poverty areas, but a recent court decision proposes a challenge to this practice. Join STEM Equity Alliance Executive Director, Arthur Mitchell and METRODAO founder, Dyshaun Hines in this conversation corner exploring our community’s participation in the programming and funding decisions of formal and out of school time education.