Stephen Williams | WHYY
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As part of his reforms, Gov. Josh Shapiro increased funding and created a new state board of education to promote coordination among colleges and universities. -
About 21,000 freshman students move to the state for college each year, according to data from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania. -
In early May at West Chester University, legislators on the House Education Committee and other education stakeholders discussed improving the teacher pipeline. -
Bipartisan legislation is funding the program, which works to lessen the financial burden facing student teachers.
