Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled his proposed 2011-12 state budget today. According to a PDE press release, the education budget continues to provide the necessary resources for basic education while reshaping the system to put more control into the hands of families and local school districts. Read on for links to the budget press releases and additional information on the education budget.

2011-2012 Budget Press Releases:

Governor Corbett’ss Budget Address – March 8, 2011

Governor Corbett Proposes Education Budget Putting Families, Taxpayers First; Begins Reshaping System

Governor Corbett Unveils 2011-12 Budget, Balanced and Built on Fiscal Discipline, Free Enterprise, Limited and Transparent Government.

Additional Information on Education Budget:

A World Class Education that Enables All Pennsylvania Children to Achieve their Full Potential – An overview of the 2011-12 Education Budget (PDF)

Summary of State Education Appropriations: This page contains a summary of the funding levels proposed for Education appropriations for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

Basic Education Funding: The Governor’ss Budget includes $5,226,142,000 for the 2011-2012 Basic Education Funding appropriation. This amount is a $104,803,000 increase (2.0%) over the General Fund amount appropriated in 2010-2011.

Special Education Funding: The Governor’ss Budget includes $1,026,815,000 for the 2011-2012 Special Education appropriation.