EDUCATION

Investing in Our Students

• Tom Corbett has increased state funding for basic education every year since becoming Governor.

• The Governor has invested more than $11 billion dollars in education, and includes the most state funding ever spent on basic education in the history of Pennsylvania.

• Under the Governor’s leadership, improvements to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program now give Pennsylvania students a choice to leave failing and ineffective schools.

• The Governor successfully worked with the commonwealth’s state-related and state-owned higher education institutions to keep tuitions more affordable for families.

Committing to Quality

• Pennsylvania has established a Pennsylvania School Report Card, providing a straightforward system to evaluate the quality of Pennsylvania’s schools and education system.

• Under the Governor’s leadership, the state has significantly improved the teacher evaluation system so our best teachers receive the affirmation they have earned, and those in need of improvement have the chance to take the first steps toward excellence.

• In order to improve the effectiveness of our education system, Pennsylvania is building toward a real-time data reporting system that will allow the commonwealth to obtain up to date, accurate school information and statistics.