Loans and layoffs: Missing $3 billion in state payments, PA’s public schools implore lawmakers to end budget impasse

October 15, 2025

Public schools across Pennsylvania have missed more than $3 billion in payments from the state, requiring the state’s 500 school districts to take out billions in loans, spend their reserves, or lay off staff as the state budget impasse stretches into its fourth month.

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