On January 20, 2015, Tom Wolf was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 47th governor. Gov. Wolf grew up in a small south central Pennsylvania town in York County and still lives in the house he was brought home to from the hospital. Gov. Wolf left York County to attend college at Dartmouth, but he interrupted his studies to join the Peace Corps and served two years in a small village in India before returning to finish his undergraduate degree.
Tom has made clear his strong commitment to education in Pennsylvania by fully restoring education funding cuts made in the previous administration, providing unprecedented support to high-quality pre-k programs, and ensuring students are college and career ready. He has fought for more education funding since day one and he has made investment in our schools and our children his top priority.
Tom is going to keep investing in our schools so students have the training to get jobs in Pennsylvania. He is working to increase classes in math, technology, science, and information technology. Tom knows that not every student is going to go to a four-year college, that’s why he is proposing more investments in training and apprenticeships so all students can get a job in Pennsylvania.