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2008-09 Pennsylvania Education Budget Benefits Children, Schools and Taxpayers; Lays Groundwork for Long-Term Funding Adequacy
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July 4, 2008
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To: EDUCATION EDITORS
Contact: Chuck Ardo, +1-717-783-1116, or Michael Race (PDE), +1-
717-343-5087, for the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's new
education budget lays the foundation for academic success for all
students by providing the largest increase in basic education
funding in at least two decades, while also introducing a needs-
based school funding formula that directs state dollars into proven
programs that reap results for our children, Governor Edward G.
Rendell said.
The spending plan approved today also means further relief to
property owners, by increasing the state's share of school funding
and lessening school ...