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JUST IN: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Delivers Remarks About State Education Investments

Published September 2, 2026 | Video Starts at 35:18

I think what we've seen coming from RFK and the folks at the federal level is really scary. They have been dismantling our public health agencies to the point where parents don't know right from wrong. because they're getting misinformation from the people they're supposed to trust at the federal level. (35:18–35:26)

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Asserts that federal actions have dismantled public health agencies, causing confusion among parents.

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“The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, today on my watch, invests for the first time ever, $12 billion in our schools all across Pennsylvania.”
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“That represents an over 30% increase in state funding for public education since the day I took office nearly four years ago.”
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“We serve 92.3 million free breakfasts across Pennsylvania.”
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“Back in 2020, I was the attorney general. And in the course of that election then President Donald Trump sued me and the Commonwealth of…”
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“The Pennsylvania Department of Health, under great leadership of Secretary Bogan, just announced, I don't know, maybe an hour or so ago that…”
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“If one person with measles walked into a room of 100 people who were unvaccinated, about 90 of those people would walk out of the room with…”
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“If one person with measles walked into a room of 100 people who are fully vaccinated, the only person walking out of that room with measles…”
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“Universal free breakfast is now the law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
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“I just signed an actual law giving 30 minutes of recess mandated for K through 5 in Pennsylvania.”
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“A big chunk of that new 30% of additional funding goes out in what we now call the adequacy formula.”
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“The Commonwealth has increased our specific investment in special education by 18%.”
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“We have increased funding for VOTEC and CTE for folks who choose not to go to college, especially initially, we have increased that funding…”
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“For the first time in more than a decade, the number of teachers is actually growing again in Pennsylvania.”
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“We've invested about $40 million in [the student teacher stipend], and more than 3,000 Pennsylvanians have now gone through that initiative.”
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“Universal free breakfast is the law in this commonwealth.”
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“We've now made 30 minutes of recess the law here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
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“Over the past four years, funding for the Scranton School District has increased by 63 and a half percent at the state level.”
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“An increase of 447, almost $48 million from the day before I took office.”
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“We're seeing math and PSSA scores rise here.”
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“Across Pennsylvania, we're seeing 4,000 new students enrolled in CTE classes.”
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“778 schools across Pennsylvania now have mental health supports like what you have here.”
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“We will have another free and fair, safe and secure election, and folks should go and vote whether they want to vote by mail or vote in…”
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“In just the last week, the number of known [measles] cases has risen by over 140.”
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“The dismantling of our federal health system is impacting us in lots of different ways.”
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“Not only are we seeing measles spread, folks don't know whether they can trust the lettuce at the supermarket to eat.”
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“We need to work together to stop the spread of this dangerous virus.”
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“The best way to do that is to get vaccinated for measles.”
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