HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tom Wolf's business background, education and low-key style will aid him as the state's chief executive, but to succeed the governor-elect must be judicious in choosing the senior aides who will be his diplomats in the Legislature and quickly...
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Open Letter to Governor-Elect Tom Wolf
Dear Governor-elect Tom Wolf, Congratulations on your victory! Your campaign was historic in so many ways, some obvious and some less so. Among those less discussed implications of your great campaign was the impact you had on the mindset of Pennsylvanians. As 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 is happening with his other hand. Like that magician, many in the state government want to distract us from the "other hand" of public education....
What will Tom Wolf’s win mean to Pennsylvania classrooms? – WHYY Newsworks – November 6, 2014
Education advocates got exactly what they wanted in Pennsylvania's gubernatorial election Tuesday: a progressive Democrat who puts education at the top of his priority list.Gov.- elect Tom Wolf has big plans for providing relief to resource-strapped classrooms across...
Wolf win seen as a victoy for philly schools – Philadelphia Daily News – November 6, 2014
TOM WOLF'S official victory party took place in central Pennsylvania, but thousands of teachers and education advocates in Philadelphia also celebrated, hoping the change in power will signal a win for the city's ailing public schools. Education was the top issue...
Ferguson means problems in the suburbs matter, too – The Intelligencer – October 30, 2014
As a preacher and a local politician, I know well the adage “know your audience.” Which is why I was confused when a Tom Wolf campaign mailer arrived at my house talking about “More cuts announced for Philadelphia schools,” and “City test scores down; fewer than half...
Sharing in Ferguson’s issues – Philly.com – November 3, 2014
Let me tell you about where I live. My home needs an estimated $34 million to adequately fund public education. The spending gap between the best-funded and the worst-funded classrooms is $142,000. Moreover, only 7 percent of kids in this jurisdiction have access to...
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 the education budget. With nearly a billion dollars less in the education coffers, districts have been forced to cut...
Controller calls for overhaul in charter-school funding – Philadelphia Daily News – October 23, 2014
PENNSYLVANIA'S charter-school funding formula is unfair and damaging to the Philadelphia School District, City Controller Alan Butkovitz said in a report issued yesterday. The Controller's Office conducted an analysis of the district's 86 charter schools and found...
School superintendents describe bleak funding – The Philadelphia Inquirer – October 18, 2014
Seven Montgomery County school superintendents testified Thursday before Pennsylvania's Basic Education Funding Commission in Collegeville, describing years of declining funds and increasing costs, program and staff cuts, and unpredictable allocations from the state....