Pennsylvania · Policy & Funding
Pennsylvania's $50.8B Budget Channels Over $900M to Education, Using Special Fund Transfers to Guard Rainy Day Balance
The FY2026-27 state budget boosts the Ready to Learn Block Grant by 41 percent and adds to basic, special, and early childhood education. To protect an $8 billion reserve, lawmakers pulled over $500 million from off-budget funds and delayed Medicaid payments.
$19 billionTotal basic education and library funding across all appropriations for FY2026-27