During a April 29, 2022 visit with Philadelphia-area students and staff, Governor Tom Wolf highlighted his plan to build on the record education investments his administration has made over the past seven years with an additional $1.9 billion for education from pre-k through college.
The governorās budget announced in February calls for building on the momentum of previous years with a generational investment of $1.9 billion in education from pre-k through college, including:
ā $1.25 billionĀ inĀ basicĀ educationĀ fundingā through the Fair Funding Formula,Ā bringing the totalĀ going through theā formulaĀ toĀ more thanĀ $2 billion, or 26.5 percentĀ of state funding;
ā $300 millionĀ for the groundbreaking Level UpĀ initiativeĀ launched last yearĀ to supportĀ the 100 most underfunded schools; and
ā A $200 millionĀ increaseĀ for Special Education.Ā Ā
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