 The amount of increase each school district received was set by Governor Edward Rendell and then Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak, as a part of the state budget proposal given each February.This was the second year of Governor Rendell's policy to fund some public school districts at a far greater rate than others.In the 2009-10 budget year, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provided a 3% increase in Basic Education Funding for a total of $8,247,230.