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A group of lawmakers, university administrators and the head of the Department of Education heard Tuesday about the possibilities – and perils – of tying public funding of state-related universities ...

For the fifth year in a row the Pennsylvania state budget does not include an increase to Penn State’s general support appropriation, but university leadership anticipates that will change next year ...

Pennsylvania’s governor unveiled his 2025-26 budget proposal Tuesday with flat funding for general support at Penn State but included additional funds to be distributed to some state-related ...

Whether and where to attend college can be a life-changing decision with significant impacts on an individual's future job opportunities and potential debt liabilities. Students, parents, and ...

A House subcommittee advanced a bill, House Study Bill 541, that would direct the board overseeing the state’s universities to look into a performance-based funding model. The model would have to take ...

A new funding model Shapiro is proposing a performance-based funding model for the universities, though details of the plan are still being ironed out — to the consternation of some elected officials ...

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The Cathedral of Learning towers over the University of Pittsburgh campus in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh Monday, July 8, 2019. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed creating a predictable ...

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