Rep. Rosemary Brown will host a hearing with the Basic Education Funding Commission to discuss Pennsylvania's basic education funding formula from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Carl T. Secor Administrative Center at 50 Vine St., East Stroudsburg.

The commission is holding the hearing with area educators to gather testimony and information from local advocates and experts before making recommendations to the Legislature. The panel includes: John Bell, Delaware Valley School District superintendent; Meg Dilger, Pocono Mountain School District school board president; Carole Geary, Pleasant Valley School District superintendent; Sharon Laverdure, East Stroudsburg Area School District superintendent; and Dr. John A. Toleno, Stroudsburg Area School District superintendent.The Basic Education Funding Commission, co-chaired by Sen. Pat Browne and Rep. Mike Vereb, R-Montgomery, is developing and recommending a new formula for distributing state funding for basic education to Pennsylvania.Visit

http://basiceducationfundingcommission.psenategop.com to learn more about the commission. For more information about the meeting, contact Brown's district office in East Stroudsburg at 570-420-8301, visit RepBrown.com or Facebook.com/RepBrown.