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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is calling for a historic increase in education funding in his 2024-2025 budget, seeking more than $1 billion in new education funding. The proposed budget, following recommendations from the Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding Commission, invests $1.1 billion in new funding to make sure no school gets less than they did last year. Among the budget proposal highlights are a $5 million increase for student teaching stipends, a 15% increase in funding for public colleges and universities, and an adjustment to cyber charter school spending that will save school districts more than $260 million a year.
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