By: Darren McKenzie, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of pixabay.com In February, Governor Josh Shapiro gave his second budget proposal as Governor, unveiling a $48.3 billion spending plan that dedicates a large increase in funding to K-12 and higher education across the state for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.[1]This proposal, a notable 9% increase […]
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Pennsylvania Legislature to Follow Commonwealth Court’s Education Budget Decision
By Darren McKenzie, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Unsplash.com On July 24, 2023, Pennsylvania lawmakers chose not to appeal the decision from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court that declared the commonwealth’s educational budget unconstitutional.[1] As such, legislators are now tasked with developing a new education budget to adhere to the court’s […]