▁the ▁Commonwealth , ▁the ▁highest ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁fund ing ▁went ▁to ▁Ken nett ▁Cons olid ated ▁School ▁District ▁which ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 3 . 6 5 % ▁increase . ▁Among ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁district , ▁ 1 5 0 ▁received ▁the ▁base ▁ 2 % ▁increase ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁state ' s ▁hold ▁har ml ess ▁policy ▁regarding ▁state ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing ▁continued ▁where ▁each ▁district ▁received ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁as ▁it ▁received ▁the ▁prior ▁school ▁ ▁year , ▁even ▁when ▁en roll ment ▁had ▁significantly ▁decl ined . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁increase ▁each ▁school ▁district ▁received ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁Governor ▁Edward ▁R end ell ▁and ▁then ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education ▁Ger ald ▁Z ah orch ak , ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁budget ▁proposal ▁given ▁each ▁February . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁Governor ▁R end ell ' s ▁policy ▁to ▁fund ▁some ▁districts ▁at ▁a ▁far ▁greater ▁rate ▁than ▁others . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁budget ▁year , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁provided ▁an ▁ 8 . 8 8 % ▁increase ▁in ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁to ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 3 , 2 8 7 , 8 8 6 . ▁N ine ▁Ber ks ▁County ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁increases ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 6 % ▁in ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 .