What Wolf’s Budget Means for Education | The Public Interest Law Center About Us What We Do Employment Environmental Justice Healthcare Housing Public Education Voting News Publications Get Involved    Public Education Current Cases & Projects Past Cases & Projects News What We Do > Public Education > News What Wolf’s Budget Means for Education Yesterday Governor Wolf unveiled his 2015-2016 budget proposal. In case you missed it, he proposed historic state education funding including… investing a total of $2 billion in new dollars over the next four years, with $400 million in basic education funding and $100 million in special education funding earmarked for this year, thereby restoring the remaining cuts made under the previous administration; investing $120 million this year to significantly increase Pre-K enrollment; and, cutting property taxes by $3.8 billion to bring relief to high-poverty, high-tax school districts. If adopted and distributed fairly, these strong investments would significantly shift Pennsylvania toward the thorough and efficient system of public education mandated by our state’s constitution and needed by our children. But one governor’s budget address is not the guarantee our kids need. We do not yet know how the legislative process will shape or change these proposals. And this is just one year’s budget. We need a long-term solution. That is why we will continue to move forward with our school funding lawsuit. Together with the Education Law Center and O’Melveny & Myers LLP, we are heading to court next Wednesday, March 11th, for oral argument in this case. Stay tuned as we continue to move our mission to secure a high-quality public education for each and every student in Pennsylvania. Click here to learn more about our school funding lawsuit. Click here to read more about our call for a fair funding formula for public education in Pennsylvania. Recent Public Education Posts In Court, A Clash Of Views On What Education System PA’s Constitution Requires ‘It’s Time To Keep That Promise:’ Closing Arguments, March 10 Week 13 of the PA School Funding Trial: Closing Arguments Set for March 10 Week 12 of the PA School Funding Trial: Respondents Wrap Up Week 11 of the PA School Funding Trial: One Witness Withdrawn, Two Testify Two Penn Center 1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 802 Philadelphia PA 19102 215-627-7100 Visit Our Other Websites GroundedInPhilly.org FundOurSchoolsPA.org RentersUnitedPhiladelphia.org © 2019 Public Interest Law Center The Public Interest Law Center Logo is a registered trademark of the Public Interest Law Centero Make A DonationGet Our E-NewsletterContact Us Get Help Obtenga ayuda 求助指南 Back to Top About Us What We Do Employment Environmental Justice Healthcare Housing Public Education Voting News Publications Get Involved   