PITTSBURGH (Newsradio KDKA) - Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a $40.8 billion state budget late last week.
"Among the nice things in it is the - highest ever in the history of Pennsylvania - increase in education funding - and it's $300 million for basic education," Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday during the KDKA Radio Morning Show.
$100 million of that goes to the Level Up Program - which targets the 100 neediest school districts in the commonwealth.
Pennsylvania currently spends more money per child than the national average.
"The real problem is the distribution - which is why I think the Level Up Program is really important," said Wolf. "I think we can probably more readily agree that there are some school districts that are doing just fine, and some that are actually being starved from funds - that's where the problem is."
$2.4 billion will be allocated toward the rainy day fund.
Listen to the full interview above to learn more.




