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Hello! It’s Rebecca here with Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania’s budget deadline yesterday came and went with no deal. But Rep. Peter Schweyer, a Democrat who chairs the House Education Committee, says a major dispute over education spending is unlikely as lawmakers continue their negotiations.
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget would increase public school funding statewide by more than $660 million. But some Republicans have opposed the state’s “adequacy gap” formula that allocates more funding to poor districts.
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