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Council Leader Clarke Draws Praise For His Work – Philadelphia Inquirer – July 19, 2013
In President Darrell L. Clarke's second year at the helm, City Council last month managed to pass the city's budget and massive property tax reform with virtually no public conflict. No meetings stretching into the wee hours like last year, no members befuddled about...
State Budget Secretary Questions Clarkes Idea On School Funding – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – July 17, 2013
The tug-of-war between the city and the state over how to keep the Philadelphia School District solvent heated up on Wednesday, with City Council President Darrell Clarke announcing that he is not on board with a key piece of the funding package worked out in...
PA House Approves $45 Million More for Philly Schools – WHYY Newsworks – July 16, 2013
The Pennsylvania House passed a bill Monday that directs $45 million in additional state aid to Philadelphia's cash-starved schools, but only under certain conditions. One of those conditions is that the money actually materializes. The state has apparently persuaded...
Many in Philly Protest As PA House Acts On School Funding – WHYY Newsworks – July 2, 2013
The Pennsylvania House passed key pieces of Gov. Tom Corbett's Philadelphia schools funding package Monday night. While many education advocates and Democratic state lawmakers said the deal was woefully inadequate, Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite and School...
The Shell Game – Philadelphia Daily News – June 28, 2013
IT LOOKS as if Pennsylvanians have figured out Gov. Corbett's shell game. His "no new taxes" approach at the state level has led to a combination of deep cuts in the budgets of local school districts, plus a round of local tax increases to lessen the impact. The...
PA Urged To Restore School Funding – The Philadelphia Tribune – June 27, 2013
City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson plans to start fasting Thursday in protest of drastic budget cuts that threaten to cripple Philadelphia public schools, joining other parents and district employees who restricted themselves to a diet of water and juice for more than...
PA Kids Speak Out For Education – Southwest Globe Times – June 27, 2013
A delegation of several dozen youngsters from Philadelphia School District schools assembled with their parents in the Pennsylvania state house rotunda in Harrisburg earlier this month to deliver to legislators some 4,000 letters from their fellow students. One after...
School Funding Top Concern for Pennsylvanians—and Should Be for Lawmakers Too – PA Council of Churches Blog – June 27, 2013
Public school funding is a top concern among Pennsylvania voters, according to a new poll (http://pennbpc.org/EducationPoll2013) that comes as state lawmakers are debating a budget locking in nearly 85% of the classroom cuts enacted two years ago. The poll,...
Advocacy Groups Release Poll on Pennsylvanians Views On Education and State Taxes – FYI by PLS – June 25, 2013
Representatives from the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC) and Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) held a teleconference this afternoon to reveal the results of a poll they conducted through Lake Research. Sharon Ward, Director of PBPC, explained...