December 10, 2025 - Harrisburg, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Dr. Carrie Rowe, teachers, students, advocates, and elected leaders visited Susquehanna Township High School in Dauphin County to highlight how the 2025-26 budget signed by the Governor delivers more than $900 million in additional funding for pre-K-12 public education - building on last year's record-setting investments and giving every Pennsylvania student the freedom to chart their own course and the opportunity to succeed.This year's budget continues the Shapiro Administration's work to ensure every student, in every community, has access to a high-quality public education. Since taking office, Governor Shapiro has secured nearly $3 billion in new funding for Pennsylvania's schools - enabling the Commonwealth to invest nearly $12 billion this year in K-12 public education. The budget also implements a strengthened adequacy funding formula that drives resources to the schools and students who need them most, and includes historic reforms to Pennsylvania's cyber charter reimbursement system, saving public schools $178 million.The 2025-26 budget builds on that progress and delivers for families, schools, and communities by providing an overall increase in education funding totaling more than $900 million, including a $565 million increasein public school adequacy funding, $105 million for Basic Education Funding, and a $40 million increase for Special Education Funding. It also includes a $125 million investment in school infrastructure, and continues funding for universal free breakfast and mental health in schools.List of Speakers:Dr. Tamara Willis, Susquehanna Township School District SuperintendentGovernor Josh ShapiroCole Hunsberger, Susquehanna Township High School studentDr. Carrie Rowe, Pennsylvania Department of Education SecretarySenator Patty Kim
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