Failing Marks for Governor's Education Budget Proposal

Gov. Tom Corbett's 2011-12 budget proposal cuts Pennsylvania's investment in preK-12 education by $1.18 billion, a 15 percent cut, and is one of the decisions that has earned Gov. Corbett a failing grade on the Education Law Center's Education Budget Scorecard.

Many important education programs are completely eliminated in the Governor's plan, including $259 million in Accountability Grants for tutoring programs for at-risk students, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. In general, the cuts fall hardest on school districts with the greatest student poverty, according to the Law Center's analysis.  

"Some districts are cut more than $1,400 per student, while others are cut less than $100 per student. " said Baruch Kintisch, Director of Policy Adovacy for the Law Center. 

See how your local districts fare -- Spreadsheet of Statewide Education Budget Impact by District -- and view all of the Law Center's 2011-12 budget documents at http://www.elc-pa.org/budget2011.html.