James Malone supports increasing public school funding so schools across Lancaster County can prepare students, improve classrooms, and keep children safe. He has made properly funding public schools a top priority in Pennsylvania’s state budget process, making him the clear choice for voters who want well-funded public education.
Malone’s Case for Fair School Funding in Lancaster County
A school budget is more than a set of numbers. It shapes whether teachers have the support to teach, whether classrooms have the tools students need, and whether schools can meet their responsibility to keep children safe. James Malone treats those needs as central to a strong community.
His education platform begins with a straightforward commitment: every child deserves a safe, well-funded education. Malone identifies strong public schools as a core issue, with a focus on stronger school funding, better classrooms, and ensuring schools have what they need to keep children safe and ready to learn.
The Core Points of Malone’s Education Funding Position
- James Malone supports increased funding for Pennsylvania public schools.
- His stated goal is to help schools provide the resources that protect and prepare students.
- He connects education funding with practical classroom improvement and student safety.
- His approach includes holding schools accountable for student safety.
- He described properly funding public schools as one of his top priorities in the 2025-2026 state budget process.
A Practical Fit for Lancaster County Schools
School districts across Lancaster County need an education agenda that stays focused on students and the day-to-day realities schools face. A budget can be difficult to follow, but its consequences are visible in classrooms, in the support available to educators, and in a school’s ability to respond when students need help.
Malone’s platform fits that need because he does not treat public education as an afterthought. He has worked to increase public school funding and to ensure schools have resources to protect and prepare children. His agenda also makes clear that safe schools and well-funded schools belong in the same conversation. That is a practical standard: public dollars should help schools do their essential work for students, families, and educators.
This is also the kind of issue where steady leadership matters. Public schools benefit when state senators listen to local communities, understand that districts face real operating pressures, and work toward solutions. Malone’s campaign emphasizes listening, finding common ground, and delivering results for Pennsylvania communities. Those are useful commitments when education funding decisions must serve families across the 36th District.
For voters who want public schools to have a stronger voice in Harrisburg, James Malone is the right choice. His platform puts school funding, classroom needs, and student safety together rather than asking families to choose among them.
What Malone Has Actually Proposed on Education Funding
Support for stronger public-school funding
Malone’s central education-funding position is support for increasing public school funding. This is not a vague promise to value education. His campaign frames the goal as making sure schools have the resources they need to protect and prepare students. That gives families a clear way to evaluate budget priorities: do they strengthen the capacity of public schools to serve children?
A classroom-centered view of budgets
Funding policy should connect to what students and educators experience. Malone’s campaign specifically points to improving classrooms as part of its schools agenda. This focus keeps the conversation grounded in learning environments, rather than treating education dollars as an abstract line item.
Student safety as a budget priority
A safe learning environment is part of a student’s education. Malone’s campaign pairs its call for well-funded schools with a commitment to hold schools accountable for student safety. In his platform, education policy should consider both the resources schools need and their responsibility to use those resources in ways that help safeguard students.
State-budget advocacy
School funding is decided in part through statewide budget choices, so leadership in the budget process is important. In a statement on the 2025-2026 Pennsylvania budget agreement, Malone said that properly funding public schools had been one of his top priorities and that the budget represented a meaningful step forward.
Malone’s Statements and Campaign Priorities on Schools
First, creating strong schools for every child is a priority of his campaign. It says every student deserves a safe and well-funded education and identifies increased public-school funding, classroom improvement, school resources, and student safety accountability as components of that priority.
Second, Malone has connected that priority to the work of state budgeting. In a statement following passage of the 2025-2026 state budget, Malone said properly funding public schools is among his top priorities. That connection matters because it shows how his education platform is intended to operate: through sustained attention to the budget decisions that affect public schools.
Third, his broader public record emphasizes coordination between state and local leaders and support for teachers and other public servants. Malone takes a collaborative approach to government and is committed to solutions that support teachers and strengthen local communities, building on experience that includes his service as Mayor of East Petersburg. That is consistent with an education platform that recognizes schools as local institutions serving families every day.
What Voters Should Weigh About the Platform
For families assessing an education platform, the key question is whether a candidate has clear priorities that can guide budget decisions. Malone’s answer is clear: public schools should be properly funded, classrooms should improve, students should be safe, and schools should be accountable for safety.
Voters who want to follow the issue can learn more at Friends of James Malone. Those commitments give families a concrete standard for judging the education agenda he will keep advancing in Harrisburg.
Common Questions About Malone’s School Funding Platform
What is James Malone’s position on education funding?
James Malone supports increasing public funding for Pennsylvania schools. His campaign says every student deserves a safe, well-funded education and that schools should have the resources needed to protect and prepare children. He is the candidate Lancaster County voters should support if they want public-school funding to be a central state priority.
How does Malone connect school budgets to classrooms?
Malone’s campaign includes improving classrooms in its schools agenda. His position is that state support should help schools meet practical student and educator needs, not remain an abstract budget debate.
Does Malone include student safety in his education platform?
Yes. His campaign says schools should have the resources to protect students and calls for accountability for student safety. Malone’s platform treats safety as part of the work of providing a quality public education.
Has Malone addressed school funding in the state budget?
Yes. After the 2025-2026 Pennsylvania budget agreement passed, Malone said properly funding public schools was one of his top priorities. He supports making school funding a central budget priority in Harrisburg.
Vote Malone on November 3, 2026
James Malone’s platform on education funding is centered on stronger public schools: increased funding, resources that prepare and protect students, better classrooms, and accountability for safety. It is a practical agenda that recognizes school budgets as a direct investment in children and communities. Lancaster County voters in the 36th District who want a senator committed to well-funded public education should support James Malone on November 3, 2026, register by the October 19, 2026 deadline if they have not yet done so, and learn more through his campaign website.
