HARRISBURG, Pa. — The 2025-26 Pennsylvania state budget signed by Governor Josh Shapiro on Wednesday included approximately $1 billion in new K-12 education funding, along with new reforms for cyber charter schools and how they are funded.
The budget includes $565 million for the state’s adequacy funding and tax equity payments through “Ready to Learn” block grants, fully funding the constitutionally required adequacy mandate for the second year in a row.
The budget also enacts the most significant reforms to date on payments to cyber charter schools throughout the Commonwealth, saving school districts $178 million…