Spotlight on: State Education Budget
Budget deal barely holds the line for Pa. public schools
Stimulus dollars prop up school budgets, many programs still cut
HARRISBURG - The 2010-11 state education budget agreement expected to be signed next week barely holds the line for public schools in Pennsylvania. The General Assembly relied heavily on federal stimulus dollars to avoid a fiscal disaster for struggling school districts.
Last year, state dollars for Basic Education – the biggest item in the state education budget – were cut nearly to 2007-08 levels. The 2010-11 budget restores $250 million of this shortfall, but still leaves state funding for basic education $104 million short of 2008-09 levels.
“Although we're pleased the Governor and the General Assembly increased state funding over last year, basic education funding remains three years out of date,” said Baruch Kintisch, Director of Policy Advocacy for the Education Law Center. More...
More 2010 budget information from the Education Law Center:
- A detailed education budget line item summary
- A broader perspective and long-term analysis of this year's budget
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