What are the candidates for Mayor saying about Children’s Issues: Will they increase Pre-K? – April 10, 2015
Three of the candidates list specific actions they would take to provide access to pre-k to all children in Philadelphia. Abraham: calls for mandatory…
What are the candidates for Mayor saying about Children’s Issues: More funds for schools? – April 10, 2015
The Candidates uniformly agree that the current system of funding schools is broken and are calling on the state to adopt a fair funding…
Leading Economists Concur: School Funding Matters for School Performance – February 11, 2015
A new voice has joined the chorus calling for well-funded schools, and it comes from one of the most respected economic organizations in the…
Unfair Education Funding is a Dirty Trick for Pennsylvania Schools
When a magician takes the stage, he will wave around a wand, a hat or a cape to distract the audience’s eyes from what…
Why do Charter Schools Have Surpluses When School Districts are Broke?
The last few years have been tough for Pennsylvania schools, with budget shortfalls forced on school districts around the state by draconian cuts to…
Philly Schools Open to Fewer Resources and Continued Resistance From Harrisburg
September 8th, 2014 This week, children throughout Philadelphia returned from summer vacation to find their schools in worse shape than when they left. Unfortunately,…
Cutting Funding For Philadelphia Schools Wipes Out Academic Gains
Thanks to chronic underfunding from the State, the School District of Philadelphia is $81 million short of what it needs to open this year…
Education Cuts = Property Tax Hikes for Bucks and Montgomery County Homeowners
In 2011, Pennsylvania legislators cut nearly a billion dollars from public education and left our schools shorthanded and without a funding formula. The budget…
What $440 Million Buys for Philadelphia Students
When it comes to the School District of Philadelphia, a lot of numbers get thrown around. $440 million requested. $216 million to keep the…
Sales Tax Split Harms Students and Hardly Helps Pensions
Everyone agrees that the School District of Philadelphia is in dire financial straits. What they cannot agree on, however, is what they are willing…