Education

Education Funding in 2009-10 State Budget

October 22, 2009

Governor Ed Rendell and the General Assembly agreed to a 2009-10 budget that honors and improves the school funding formula adopted last year and provides a $300 million increase in the basic education subsidy for school districts.

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Capitolwire.com Report on Education Spending Claims

September 2, 2009

Capitolwire.com cites PBPC's analysis of education spending claims being made by lawmakers. Research Director Michael Wood: Targeted stimulus money should not be included in discussions of the state education budget.

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Pennsylvania Relies Heavily on Local Taxes to Fund Education

July 30, 2009

A U.S. Census Bureau report shows that Pennsylvania funds a smaller share of public education at the state level than all but three other states, passing on a bigger share of the cost to local taxpayers.

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Advocates Tell Legislature: Don't Turn Back the Clock on Education Funding

July 16, 2009

Hundreds of citizens from 20 Pennsylvania school districts came from across the state to the State Capitol today to send a message to the General Assembly: don’t turn back the clock on school funding.

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Pennsylvania one of 24 states to decrease state funding for higher education

February 10, 2009

Pennsylvania is one of at least 24 states to trim funding for higher education as a way to close a mid-year budget gap, according to a new paper from the Center on Budget Policies and Priorities in Wa

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