During the Gov. Ed Rendell administration, education funding was increased to over $3 billion to make up for adequacy gaps. A “costing out” study was performed during his tenure that showed Pennsylvania must allocate additional funding.

Governor Pat Quinn will give his annual budget address at noon Wednesday from the state capitol.

Some students with disabilities in Wisconsin next school year could attend a private or a public school outside their home district with the help of a taxpayer-funded subsidy worth more than $13,000 per pupil, according to a proposed bill scheduled.

Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday threw money behind his promise to support education in New Jersey, proposing in his budget address an increase of $108 million for higher education and a nearly $213 million more for K-12 school districts.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said her proposed budget for 2012-13 increases money for public schools, but a closer look shows her recommendations would actually decrease state funding by nearly $80 million.

Public and higher education, health care, libraries, mass transportation are among the programs that are targeted for cuts under Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett’s $27 billion budget proposed last week.

After much struggle, rewriting and rehashing a program to extend coverage to as many as 750 Utah children with autism cleared a committee hurdle Friday.

Last week, President Barack Obama unveiled his fourth federal budget proposal, a $3.8 trillion proposal that, among other things, would provide $50 billion for immediate transportation investments, $30 billion to modernize schools.

House adds $37 million over two years to hospital Medicaid inpatient reimbursements, $19 million over two years for 2.2 percent boost in Medicaid nursing home reimbursements.

Lake Lehman School District will see a difference of $48,413 in state funding for the 2012-2013 school year, said business manager Thomas Melone, of the accounting firm Albert B. Melone Company, of Pittston.