Lunch & Learn Webinar: 2026-27 Funding for PA Public Schools From Budget to Classroom: What Schools Can Expect This Year – Aug 26

Posted by PA Schools Work on August 25, 2026

For the third year in a row, Pennsylvania lawmakers in both parties kept their promise to public school students — the 2026–27 state budget delivered another $565 million in adequacy and tax equity payments, plus $50 million more in Basic Education Funding and $50 million more in Special Education Funding. But the work isn’t finished. A $3.3 billion adequacy gap remains, and nearly 70% of Pennsylvania’s public-school students are still in districts that don’t have the resources they need.

Join PA Schools Work for a webinar on Wednesday, August 26, 12:00-1:0PM that looks back at what this year’s budget means for our schools and forward at why we can’t let up on adequacy investments. We’ll cover:

• What’s in the budget — the adequacy supplement, BEF and SEF increases, and what these dollars are already making possible in classrooms: smaller class sizes, stronger math and literacy supports and expanded STEM and career and technical education.
• Why it matters — the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional, and the state’s ongoing obligation to provide every student a “thorough and efficient” education.
• The road ahead — the remaining gap, what’s at stake for students and communities in every region, and how advocates can keep the momentum going.

Register here.