Corbett cut education. He replaced the stimulus funds to prisons, while throwing schools under the buss.
27,000 teachers were furloughed. 80% of districts cut staff, programs and/or raised taxes. Philly saw 23 schools closed in 2013, while a $400 million prison was built on the edge of town. We could go on for hours.
The $27.149 billion General Fund budget represents a 3.4 percent decrease, or $962 million less, in spending from the 2010-2011 budget. The budget makes deep cuts and eliminates many education programs while leaving most of the $785 million surplus intact.
Funding to school districts is cut by more than $900 million. While all districts are hard hit by this budget, the greatest adverse impact will be felt by the poorer districts across the state. Major cuts include:
Basic Education funding ($5,354,629,000) was cut by $421.5 million or 7.3 percent from the current year.
Accountability Block Grants were funded at $100 million, down by $159 million or 61 percent. The funding for ABGs was appropriated from reserve funds. $50 million was appropriated by the Governor from the General Fund, with the remaining $50 million from House and Senate surplus.
Funding for Reimbursement to School Districts for Charter School Expenses, funded last year at $224 million, was eliminated.
Funding for dual enrollment, Science: It’s Elementary, Education Assistance Program, School Improvement grants and Intermediate Units was also eliminated.
Other education and education-related items in the state budget include the following:
Funding for special education in the amount of $1,026,815,000 was maintained at the 2010-2011 level. The appropriation continues the set aside for extraordinary special education expenses at 1 percent of the appropriation, or $10,263,000.
Appropriations for Career and Technical Education, PA Charter Schools for the Deaf and Blind, and Approved Private Schools were level funded.
Public Library Subsidies were cut by 2 percent to $$53.507 million.
Teacher Professional Development cut by two-thirds to $ $7.177 million.
Adult and Family Literacy was cut by 17.5 percent to $12.289 million.
Head Start Supplemental and Pre-K Counts were reduced by about 3 percent.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) was cut by 18% or $90.6 million; the State-Related Universities (Pitt, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln) were reduced by about the same as PASSHE at 19 percent; and the Community Colleges were cut by 10 percent.
“Grants to Students” appropriation to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) was reduced by $7.378 million to $380.935 million.
The administrative budget for the Council on the Arts was reduced by 1 percent to $886,000 and the “Grants to Arts” funding was reduced by $243,000 to $8,179,000. These funding levels represent a significant restoration of funding from much more serious cuts approved in the House-passed budget a few weeks ago.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission was cut by 6.7 percent.to $17.525 million.
How about these famous Corbett moments? Some of them are ad-libbed, but they capture the essence of his position.
I didn't know Ron Tomlinson was a ghost employee.
I did not know it was illegal to have campaign staffers in on policy meetings since 2011 even though I put people in jail for that.
I did not know all these people that gave me trips and gifts had business before the commonwealth.
I did not know 20,000 teachers lost their jobs. That was on the local districts. I did not fire them.
I did not know schools had a billion less to spend, just because I did not replace the stimulus funding.
I did not know the Marcellus gas is pegged at $352 billion and that the gas companies would not leave it they paid us $17 billion of that in a severance tax.
I did not know $49 million for 500 state attorneys would not be enough to pursue my agendas. That is why I spent another $100 million on private attorneys - who underscored my failures in Voter ID, NCAA, banning gay marriage and battling the Affordable Care Act.
I did not know one grand jury-vetted victim would be enough to imprison Jerry Sandusky. That is why I waited until one day after the 2010 election to go after him.
I did not know PA was even FARTHER under the national unemployment average back in 2011 that it is today.
I did not know gays are adults, capable of love and life commitment.
I did not know Voter ID would be a burden to typically Democratic demographics.
I did not know all the unemployed are not drug users.
I did not know Hispanics live in Pennsylvania.
I did not know that men cook supper.
I did not know that a woman might be sensitive to a child in her womb.
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27,000 teachers were furloughed. 80% of districts cut staff, programs and/or raised taxes. Philly saw 23 schools closed in 2013, while a $400 million prison was built on the edge of town. We could go on for hours.
You cannot count the $782 million to pensions.
SUMMARY OF 2011-2012 STATE BUDGET FOR EDUCATION
The $27.149 billion General Fund budget represents a 3.4 percent decrease, or $962 million less, in spending from the 2010-2011 budget. The budget makes deep cuts and eliminates many education programs while leaving most of the $785 million surplus intact.
Funding to school districts is cut by more than $900 million. While all districts are hard hit by this budget, the greatest adverse impact will be felt by the poorer districts across the state. Major cuts include:
Basic Education funding ($5,354,629,000) was cut by $421.5 million or 7.3 percent from the current year.
Accountability Block Grants were funded at $100 million, down by $159 million or 61 percent. The funding for ABGs was appropriated from reserve funds. $50 million was appropriated by the Governor from the General Fund, with the remaining $50 million from House and Senate surplus.
Funding for Reimbursement to School Districts for Charter School Expenses, funded last year at $224 million, was eliminated.
Funding for dual enrollment, Science: It’s Elementary, Education Assistance Program, School Improvement grants and Intermediate Units was also eliminated.
Other education and education-related items in the state budget include the following:
Funding for special education in the amount of $1,026,815,000 was maintained at the 2010-2011 level. The appropriation continues the set aside for extraordinary special education expenses at 1 percent of the appropriation, or $10,263,000.
Appropriations for Career and Technical Education, PA Charter Schools for the Deaf and Blind, and Approved Private Schools were level funded.
Public Library Subsidies were cut by 2 percent to $$53.507 million.
Teacher Professional Development cut by two-thirds to $ $7.177 million.
Adult and Family Literacy was cut by 17.5 percent to $12.289 million.
Head Start Supplemental and Pre-K Counts were reduced by about 3 percent.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) was cut by 18% or $90.6 million; the State-Related Universities (Pitt, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln) were reduced by about the same as PASSHE at 19 percent; and the Community Colleges were cut by 10 percent.
“Grants to Students” appropriation to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) was reduced by $7.378 million to $380.935 million.
The administrative budget for the Council on the Arts was reduced by 1 percent to $886,000 and the “Grants to Arts” funding was reduced by $243,000 to $8,179,000. These funding levels represent a significant restoration of funding from much more serious cuts approved in the House-passed budget a few weeks ago.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission was cut by 6.7 percent.to $17.525 million.
How about these famous Corbett moments? Some of them are ad-libbed, but they capture the essence of his position.
I didn't know Ron Tomlinson was a ghost employee.
I did not know it was illegal to have campaign staffers in on policy meetings since 2011 even though I put people in jail for that.
I did not know all these people that gave me trips and gifts had business before the commonwealth.
I did not know 20,000 teachers lost their jobs. That was on the local districts. I did not fire them.
I did not know schools had a billion less to spend, just because I did not replace the stimulus funding.
I did not know the Marcellus gas is pegged at $352 billion and that the gas companies would not leave it they paid us $17 billion of that in a severance tax.
I did not know $49 million for 500 state attorneys would not be enough to pursue my agendas. That is why I spent another $100 million on private attorneys - who underscored my failures in Voter ID, NCAA, banning gay marriage and battling the Affordable Care Act.
I did not know one grand jury-vetted victim would be enough to imprison Jerry Sandusky. That is why I waited until one day after the 2010 election to go after him.
I did not know PA was even FARTHER under the national unemployment average back in 2011 that it is today.
I did not know gays are adults, capable of love and life commitment.
I did not know Voter ID would be a burden to typically Democratic demographics.
I did not know all the unemployed are not drug users.
I did not know Hispanics live in Pennsylvania.
I did not know that men cook supper.
I did not know that a woman might be sensitive to a child in her womb.
I could go on for hours.