August 8th, 2014 Governor's Announcement Does Not Solve the Philadelphia School District's Financial Crisis A child holds a sign during a school funding protest outside the Governor's office in Philadelphia on Tuesday, August 5th.In just seven days, the Philadelphia...
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School, City Assess Impact Of School Funding Crisis – The Philadelphia Tribune – August 8, 2014
City, school and union officials said they expect sub-par conditions in Philadelphia public schools to remain unchanged from last year without an infusion of cash from a cigarette tax bill that still needs state approval. “Last September, our schools opened with a...
Key Questions And Answers On The Budget Crisis – The Notebook – August 7th, 2014
Notebook editors Paul Socolar and Dale Mezzacappa prepared a question-and-answer sheet, updating the budget crisis for distribution at E! Day, the District's annual back-to-school event to be held Friday at School of the Future. This is the event at which the District...
Philadelphia Public School Advocates Push Governor for More Action to Guarantee Schools Open
Download press release PHILADELPHIA (August 6th, 2014) – Philadelphia’s leading public school advocacy organizations joined in calling for the Governor to back up his words with actions, this morning. In response to Governor Corbett’s call for the legislature to...
No Cig Tax, But State Leaders Promise School Support – Philadelphia Magazine – August 5, 2014
Another day on the brink for Philly schools: Activists and officials headed to Harrisburg on Monday — the day the Pennsylvania House was supposed to approve a cigarette tax to fund city schools — to rally and lobby state officials for the funding authority. They...
In Cigarette Tax Haze, An Overlooked Point About Philly’s Tax Circumstances – WITF – August 5, 2014
As state lawmakers appear at a stalemate over a cigarette tax proposal for Philadelphia schools, advocates worry that tax-averse legislators have a fundamental misunderstanding of their city’s situation. An “us-versus-them” mentality pervades any debate involving...
Corbett Ready To Give Philly Schools A Cash Advance?: Tuesday Morning Coffee – The Patriot News – August 5, 2014
Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Well, yesterday was supposed to have been the day that the state House returned to work to pass a Philly-only increase to the state's cigarette tax, thus providing the city's schools with a badly needed cash infusion. But as most...
No Cigarette Tax Vote, But Promise For Funds To Tide Philly Schools Over – WHYY Newsworks – August 5, 2014
After a fruitless meeting of Pennsylvania legislative leaders and the Corbett administration, a cigarette tax for Philadelphia city schools remains in limbo. But despite the lack of legislative deal, work continues on sending the struggling school district a funding...
In Baltimore, Students Go High-Tech At Low Cost – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 5, 2014
Walking through the hallways of the Digital Harbor Foundation in Baltimore, you can hear the clicking of computer mice, the clacking of fingers on keyboards, and the staccato hum of 3D printers. Founded in 2013 by Andrew Coy, a young teacher and educational...
No Cigarette Tax Vote, But Promise Of Funds To Tide Philly Over – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 5, 2014
After a fruitless meeting of Pennsylvania legislative leaders and the Corbett administration, a cigarette tax for Philadelphia city schools remains in limbo. But despite the lack of legislative deal, work continues on sending the struggling School District a funding...