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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 ...

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 ...

The performance-based funding concept has risen in prominence over the past several years due to a variety of social and economic factors like changing demographics and tighter state budgets, a study ...

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 ...

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 ...

The University of West Florida earned some of its highest marks in university history in a set of state performance metrics released Thursday. Under the performance-based funding model, the Board of ...

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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