Governor Tom Wolfe joined students, educators and members of Congress from the Southeast Delco School District today in celebrating the government’s historic $3.7 billion investment in public education over the past eight years.

“When I took office, I promised the people of Pennsylvania that we would work with Congress to make education and the future of our children a priority again.” We are honored to have signed this year’s historic budget.”

This year’s budget alone includes $1.8 billion in investments from pre-primary to higher education.His 8 Budgets in the Wolfe Administration, Pre-K to 12^th-Grade funding increased by $2.7 billion.

Speaking at the district’s kindergarten center, Gov. Wolfe recalled that increased state support for education was a primary motivation in his decision to run for public office. This priority remained at the top of this year’s budget negotiations, resulting in the following results:

• An increase of $525 million from fair funding practices. On average, Pennsylvania schools see an 8% increase in funding.
• $225 million increase Level up Providing targeted assistance to the 100 most in need school districts, giving every child in Pennsylvania the opportunity to thrive and succeed through equal access to a quality education, regardless of zip code ensure that you get
• $100 million increase in special education.
• $79 million increase for early education Through pre-K count and head start.
• $220 million for public higher education.

“House Democrats fought hard for a historic increase in school funding this year because we know that Pennsylvania cannot succeed if its students succeed. Access should not be based on zip code,” Democratic Rep. Joanna McClinton said. “The record investment will help schools across the state like Delco in the Southeast prepare children to reach their full potential.”

This year’s investment in education includes $850 million in ongoing funding, enabling school districts to invest in student learning while reducing local property taxes .

“I am proud to announce $28.67 million in education funding for the Southeast Delco School District. Education has always been a top priority for me and the people of this district,” said State Rep. David DeLoso. . “These critically important resources will be used to support K-12, Pre-K, STEM, and special education students.”

Even before the 2022-23 budget was finalized, the Wolf administration had:

• Invested more than $1.8 billion in preschool through college, including the largest single-year education funding increase in state history in 2021.
• Created a Level Up initiative to provide $100 million to the 100 most underfunded school districts.
• Established the Public Schools Equitable Funding Scheme to address chronic unfair and inadequate funding for federal school districts.
• Invested $116 million in science, computer science, and technical education. This includes his $80 million in innovative PAsmart programs and his $36 million in apprenticeships and employee training.
• Modernized standards of science education.
• Invested over $130 million in school safety grants to make schools and school communities safer.
• Lowering the age at which students must start school to 6 and raising the high school dropout age to 18 to ensure a lifetime of success for students.
• To combat sexual assault and make colleges safer, we launched the first-of-its-kind “It’s On Us PA” campus sexual assault prevention initiative.