it ize ▁impro ving ▁student ▁academic ▁success . ▁In ▁Pennsylvania , ▁ 1 2 0 ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁and ▁ 5 6 ▁char ter ▁schools ▁agreed ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁not ▁approved ▁for ▁the ▁grant . ▁The ▁failure ▁of ▁most ▁districts ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁particip ate ▁was ▁c ited ▁as ▁one ▁reason ▁that ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁c ited ▁when ▁it ▁decided ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁not ▁approved . ▁ ▁Real ▁estate ▁tax es ▁Property ▁tax ▁rates ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁were ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁Board ▁at ▁ 1 1 . 2 2 4 3 ▁mill s . ▁A ▁mill ▁is ▁$ 1 ▁of ▁tax ▁for ▁every ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁a ▁property ' s ▁ass essed ▁value . ▁Ir regular ▁property ▁re ass ess ments ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁serious ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁common wealth ▁as ▁it ▁creates ▁a ▁significant ▁dispar ity ▁in ▁tax ation ▁within ▁a ▁community ▁and ▁across ▁a ▁region . ▁Property ▁tax es , ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁apply ▁only ▁to ▁real ▁estate ▁- ▁land ▁and ▁buildings . ▁The ▁property ▁tax ▁is ▁not ▁lev ied ▁on ▁cars , ▁business ▁invent ory , ▁or ▁other ▁personal ▁property . ▁C ertain ▁types ▁of ▁property ▁are ▁ex empt ▁from ▁property ▁tax es , ▁including : ▁places ▁of ▁worship , ▁places ▁of ▁bur ial , ▁private ▁social ▁clubs , ▁char itable ▁and ▁educational ▁institutions ▁and ▁government ▁property . ▁Additionally , ▁service ▁related , ▁disabled ▁US ▁military ▁veter ans ▁may ▁seek