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Josh Shapiro: “A mandatory recess for K to 5th grade all throughout…”

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Takes Questions From Reporters After Signing FY27 State Budget

Published | Video Starts at 13:37

That's why I'm incredibly thankful to the legislature, who came together on a bipartisan basis and passed as part of this budget package, something I called for in my budget address. And that is A mandatory recess for K to 5th grade all throughout Pennsylvania. 30 minutes for our kids to play and spend time together. And it's not just K to 12 where we're making significant Investments. We're investing more in higher education as well through our new performance based funding formula that we all worked on together and developed on a bipartisan basis. (13:37–13:48)

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