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Pennsylvania education budget proposal totals about $19.7 billion; committee presses for details on adequacy, charters and facilities
Summary
Acting Secretary Carrie Rowe told the House Appropriations Committee that Gov. Shapiro’s 2026‑27 education proposal would increase preK–12 spending to about $17.9 billion and bring total education requests to roughly $19.7 billion. Members pressed on the adequacy gap, charter/cyber reform and school facilities.
Acting Secretary of Education Dr. Carrie Rowe told the House Appropriations Committee that Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2026‑27 education budget would devote roughly $17.9 billion to preK–12 programs, about $79 million to libraries and $1.7 billion to higher education — for an overall education request the department summarized at about $19.7 billion, roughly a $905 million (4.8%) increase over the prior year.
Rowe emphasized that the Department of Education is the second‑largest single component of the state budget after human services, and said the size of the request made legislative oversight essential. “Students shouldn’t be…
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