EDMONTON -- As the provincial budget is set to drop on Thursday, the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) is hoping it will include a reversal of previous funding cuts. “We’re looking for this budget to prioritize funding for public education in particular,” said EPSB chair Trisha Estabrooks. “We are looking for a reversal to the devastating cuts to Program Unit Funding (PUF), the significant cuts that were announced in the last provincial budget. “We have been advocating quite strongly, along with other school divisions across this province for a reversal to those cuts.” According to Estabrooks, the cuts to PUF can end up costing the school board more.