On February 9, 2022, Governor Tom Wolf outline his plan to build on his administration’s record investments in students over the past seven years with a $1.9 billion increase in education from pre-k through college.

According to Gov. Wolf. “We have reversed devastating ​funding cuts and invested in classrooms. These are historic increases and life-changing improvements, but our work is not finished.” The governor feels that Pennsylvania is primed for a major education funding increase and can now afford a major new investment in schools, students and communities without raising taxes or reducing support for a single district.

The governor’s budget 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:

• $1.25 billion in basic education funding, bringing the total going through the Fair Funding Formula to more than $2 billion, or 26.5 percent of state funding.  
• $300 million for the groundbreaking Level Up initiative launched last year to support the 100 most underfunded schools.
• $200 million increase for Special Education.  

To view the press release, click here.