Pennyslvania Higher Education Takes Funding Hit In Corbett’s Budget - Brenda Waters, KDKA

Another rounds of cuts for higher education but public education, it seems has been spared the hard financial hits of last year’s state budget. Getting a college degree is more difficult than ever. In his 2012-13 state budget address, Governor Tom Corbett says state schools face a 20 percent cut in funding. Three universities face a 30 percent cut – Penn State, Temple and the University of Pittsburgh.