Statement from Elevate 215 on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signing the state budget: “The approval of the Pennsylvania state budget brings significant benefits to Philadelphia students and schools. The additional state funding, combined with Mayor Cherelle Parker and City Council's increased funding at the local level, underscores our collective commitment to providing quality education. “While this state budget is a positive step in addressing historic underfunding, it is only the beginning. We must continue to push for accelerated academic outcomes and the necessary funding to achieve them. One budget cycle won't solve all our challenges, but this marks progress toward a brighter future. “Join us in our commitment to advancing Philadelphia schools and ensuring every child receives the education they deserve.”
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Governor Shapiro's budget and plan aim to revitalize Pennsylvania’s higher education system by increasing access and affordability. Key initiatives include: 🔹 State Board of Higher Education: Greater support and coordination to meet workforce needs. 🔹 Performance-Based Funding: New funding formula for state-related universities. 🔹 Increased Funding: $15.7M (6%) boost for community colleges, $35.1M (6%) boost for PASSHE schools. 🔹 Scholarships & Grants: Over $120M in additional funding, including $54M for PHEAA grants and $5M for disadvantaged students. This bipartisan effort is set to create more opportunities for students and families across Pennsylvania.
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One major focus of the Governor of Pennsylvania's budget is making public transportation a higher priority, making it cleaner and safer for the public. This is a massive win for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the residents of the state of Pennsylvania. #penndot #publictransportation #budget
Governor Josh Shapiro's 2024-2025 Budget
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Alabama House Approves Record $9.3 Billion Education Budget In a landmark move, the Alabama House of Representatives has approved a state education budget totaling a staggering $9.3 billion, marking a significant increase of 6.25% over the previous year’s budget. This approval signals a resounding commitment to bolstering the state’s education system and investing in its educators and students. Read More: https://lnkd.in/drEps4iC #EducationBudget #RecordFunding #EducationInvestment #AlabamaSchools #BudgetApproval #EducationPriorities #FundingForSchools #StudentSuccess
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TODAY: How can school districts sustain extra support for students when #ESSER funds expire? What about the new funding extensions? Join this discussion from the Equity Assistance Center-South at the Southern Education Foundation at 3 p.m. ET. (With thanks to Education Resource Strategies!)
While the federal government has recently announced an opportunity for states to request an extension on the use of pandemic release funds, the fiscal cliff is still on the horizon, and many school district leaders are determining how to sustain academic recovery and student support. What can states and school districts do to keep new levels of student support even after funds expire? Join us on Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. ET for our conversation in collaboration with Education Resource Strategies (ERS) on how district leaders can use this moment and the FY24 budget planning cycle to prioritize long-term sustainability planning. Register today: https://bit.ly/4947A3o
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🚨 Important Information for November 2024 Election 🚨 If you didn’t know I moonlight as an Adjunct Professor in Digital Art. Because of that I’m always interested in educational issues that affect our community. One of the key items on the ballot this year is Proposition 486—concerning the Arizona Expenditure Limit and the Maricopa Community Colleges. What is Proposition 486 about? This measure looks at adjusting the base for the Arizona expenditure limit, a rule that has restricted how much community colleges can spend—even when they have the necessary funds. This limit was set back in 1980, and since then, the cost of providing education and workforce development programs has significantly changed. Why does this matter? Voting on this proposition won’t raise taxes, but it will decide whether Maricopa Community Colleges can use their existing budget to continue offering affordable, flexible, and high-quality education. If the base is not adjusted, the colleges may face cuts of up to $100 million, impacting students and programs that support critical needs for Arizona’s economy. Make sure to research Proposition 486 before heading to the polls! It’s important to stay informed about the issues that shape our education system.
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I am paraphrasing the words from Brandon McKoy, but one of of the things he shared during the 2021 Institute from New Leaders Council is, “A budget is a moral document …”. I also remembered that a budget shows where your priorities are in spending & appropriations. After watching the Governor’s FY25 budget address, I quickly went to the summary and the tables & schedules for higher education in New Jersey. It is concerning to me that community colleges received almost a 12% cut in operating expenses; public institutions received an 8% decrease; and private colleges/universities received almost a 50% decrease in appropriations. Most of the student financial support (e.g., TAG, EOF state grants) remained the same or saw a decrease in appropriations. I’m thankful to see the proposed budget share a full payment towards the pension, plus fully funding elementary & secondary education in FY25. My fear is that with the focus on making New Jersey an affordable place to live, combatting the opioid crisis, and supporting our veterans - which ALL are important and needed to be addressed by the State - supporting accessible & affordable postsecondary education will be overlooked. Thinking of the State’s Higher Education Plan, Student Bill of Rights, and the “65 by 25” goal, I’d hate to see NJ’s commitment to higher education fall by the wayside. It will be interesting to see what negotiations occur over the next several weeks, and what funding will be awarded to higher education in the approved budget.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled an ambitious $48.3 billion spending plan Tuesday that attempts to tackle decades of deferred investments in education and proposes no new tax hikes. The cornerstone of the governor’s budget proposal are major funding increases for the state’s public school and higher education systems. He proposed a nearly $1.1 billion increase in funding for K-12 public schools that includes $872 million in the next fiscal year as a down-payment to address decades of chronic underfunding and inequity. Shapiro also pitched a new system for higher education that would combine state-owned schools and community colleges under one governing body, among other efforts to make getting a college degree more affordable in Pennsylvania. “No one here should be OK with an unconstitutional education system for our kids, or the status quo on higher ed, where we rank 49th in the nation in state investment,” Shapiro said. Former governors from both parties have tried to fix Pennsylvania’s perennial issues. https://lnkd.in/eyNikJek
Gov. Josh Shapiro pitches $48.34 billion state budget with investments in education funding
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Good government means investing in our future. @GovShaprio’s 2024 – 2025 budget placed historic funding into basic education, committing $11 billion to K-12 public education. 🏫 📚🎒 Of this funding, nearly $526 million will be distributed through a new adequacy formula to drive dollars to the schools that need them most, providing fair and equitable funding to the students of Pennsylvania. #GoodGovernment #PublicEducation https://lnkd.in/ec6CkweC
Historic $1.11 Billion Education Budget Unveiled by Governor Shapiro in Reading, Aiming to Transform Pennsylvania's Public Schools
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K-12 funding is the biggest line item in most state budgets. Legislatures should do what they can to ensure that investment is spent well on behalf of their state’s students. With the fiscal cliff coming, that matters more than ever. Here are 5 levers states can pull to help districts maximize the value of every dollar. These levers don’t require politically complicated changes to state funding formulas or limiting funding flexibility with class size caps, staffing prescriptions, or mandated programs. And, they are low-cost and popular on both sides of the aisle.
With a Fiscal Cliff Looming, States Must Ensure Districts Maximize Every Dollar for Students - Edunomics Lab
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Associate Professor, School of Business, Technology, and Law at The Community College of Baltimore County
A PERMANENT cut for what has been historically underfunded institutions, is flat out an atrocious proposal! Community Colleges educate more students, more Marylanders, and generates more Maryland based tax dollars from graduates than all four year colleges combined! A continued and lasting investment in Community Colleges, institutions that have historically NOT been fully funded on the state level and have been continuously asked to do more for less, while money has been diverted to four-year public and private colleges, that has received token support since the creation of the Cade formula in the 1990s, is an investment in Maryland, in workforce development and in the future of Maryland!!! Stop asking community colleges to do more with less and start asking four-year institutions to live within their means!!! #Dotherightthing #communitycolleges #fullyfundcade
Oppose the Budget Reconciliation Finance Act which cuts desperately needed funding for Community Colleges across Maryland. After finally receiving the required $0.29 cents for every $1 the University System receives in state funding two years ago, the proposed budget will cut funding to $0.26 cents (yes, that is 26 cents for every dollar). The CADE formula for funding community colleges was put in place 28 years ago and took 26 years to finally receive the full $0.29. The impact of this reduction will be devastating to community colleges across the state and set back years of work community colleges have put in place to support those in our communities most in need. Join me in signing the petition to save the CADE funding for the 16 community colleges across Maryland. https://chng.it/8ppnQ6GDTb
Save Cade Funding for Maryland's Sixteen Community Colleges
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