State of the States
PENNSYLVANIA
Despite Deficit, Schweiker Seeking More Aid for Philadelphia Schools
In his first and only state budget address, Pennsylvania Gov. Mark
S. Schweiker proposed only a small increase for public education,
saying he had to make "hard choices" in a fiscally tight year.
In a Feb. 5 speech to a joint session of
the legislature, the Republican governor offered a $20.9 billion state
budget for fiscal 2003 that would hike the state's basic school subsidy
by $39.6 million, or 1 percent, in...
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