The records of the Education Committee for the 2011-2012 session, the Republicans in majority. The Chairs were Paul Clymer (R) and James Roebuck (D). Will Tallman (R) served as the Secretary. This collection also contains the records of two Subcommittees: The Subcommittee on Special Education and the Subcommittee on Higher Education. Kathy L. Rapp (R) was the Chairman for the Subcommittee on Special Education. Bernard T. O'Neill was the Chairman for the Subcommittee on Higher Education.

One of the major topics of Committee meetings and hearings for this session was the effect of State cuts to education on Pennsylvania's public schools. The Committee held public hearings on ways to assess and increase school performance while balancing costs in the wake of lower funding for districts and teachers. The Committee also met on regulations regarding Charter and Cyber school funding.