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PA Budget impasse freezes $1.75 BILLION in missed payments to PA school entities

Because of the Pennsylvania state budget impasse, Pennsylvania public schools have missed out on $1.75 billion in expected state payments in July and August. 

“Teachers are setting up their classrooms; parents are going back-to-school shopping; and kids are gearing up for that first day of school,” PSEA President Aaron Chapin said. “But our lawmakers in Harrisburg still haven’t gotten their summer work done.

“The students and families in Pennsylvania’s public school districts need lawmakers to finalize a state budget that invests in Pennsylvania’s public schools, where 90% of students learn.”

The link below provides detailed information on state payments missed payments for every public school entity in the Commonwealth.

2025 Pennsylvania Budget Press Conference (Held Aug. 26, 2025)

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