Governor proposes more education cuts
The $27.1 billion state budget for 2012-13 proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett Tuesday includes deep cuts to higher education assistance while a small reduction in state funding is planned for public schools.
The preliminary budget reflects a major reduction in assistance for higher education of more than $330 million, or about 20 percent for schools served by the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), encompassing Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities including California University of Pennsylvania in Washington County.
Read more in Wednesday’s HeraldStandard.com.