▁District ▁received ▁the ▁highest ▁increase . ▁The ▁state ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁to ▁the ▁district ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 0 9 ▁was ▁$ 4 , 1 5 6 , 5 0 7 . 3 5 . ▁Nin ety ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁districts ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 % ▁increase . ▁Mu hlen berg ▁School ▁District ▁in ▁Ber ks ▁County ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 2 . 3 1 % ▁increase ▁in ▁state ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁increase ▁each ▁school ▁district ▁receives ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁Governor ▁Edward ▁R end ell ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education ▁Ger ald ▁Z ah orch ak , ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁budget ▁proposal . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁ 1 , 5 6 0 ▁district ▁students ▁received ▁free ▁or ▁reduced - price ▁l unch es ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁family ▁income ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁Account ability ▁Block ▁Gr ants ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁state ▁launched ▁the ▁Account ability ▁Block ▁Grant ▁school ▁fund ing . ▁This ▁program ▁has ▁provided ▁$ 1 . 5 ▁billion ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁school ▁districts . ▁The ▁Account ability ▁Block ▁Grant ▁program ▁requires ▁that ▁its ▁tax p ayer ▁dollars ▁are ▁focused ▁on ▁specific ▁inter vent ions ▁that ▁are ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁increase ▁student ▁academic ▁achiev ement . ▁These ▁inter vent ions ▁include : ▁teacher ▁training ,