In Harrisburg, even when standard American politics is committed—like, say, the settlement on the lesser of two evils is agreed upon after more than a year of debate—leadership still decides to punt. Such happened late last week when members of the state House decided...
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Rally For School Funding Doesn’t Move Legislature – The Philadelphia Tribune – August 5, 2014
Scores of concerned city residents traveled to Harrisburg on Monday to press state lawmakers to bridge a budget gap threatening to delay the opening of Philadelphia public schools. But their presence in the state capital appeared to have little effect on lawmakers who...
Corbett Indicates Phila. Schools Could Get A Cash Advance – Philadelphia Inquirer – August 5, 2014
HARRISBURG - Gov. Corbett on Monday signaled that he was willing to advance millions of dollars in state education money to Philadelphia schools to ensure that they open on time next month. The pledge, through a spokesman, came hours after Corbett met with legislators...
Stack Joins Rally Calling For House Vote On School Funding – PENNSylvania News & Buzz – August 4, 201
HARRISBURG, Aug. 4, 2014 – State Sen. Mike Stack today joined Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), legislative colleagues and hundreds of Philadelphia school advocates at a rally in the Capitol urging leaders of the state House to vote on a bill that would...
Corbett, Gop Leaders Meet On Philly School Funding – WITF – August 4, 2014
A lengthy meeting between top Republican legislative leaders and Governor Corbett is over without a resolution of Philadelphia's school-funding crisis. Protesters chanted loudly in the Capitol corridors while leaders huddled privately to discuss a bill to authorize...
Philadelphia School Advocates Carry Funding Demand To Harrisburg (Video) – CBS3 – August 4, 2014
Parents, teachers, students, and education advocates boarded two buses this morning in center city Philadelphia, heading to Harrisburg to urge action from lawmakers on stalled legislation needed to help fund Philadelphia schools. The point, organizers say, is that if...
Why Harrisburg Has Philly’s Public Schools By The Balls – Committee of 70 – August 4, 2014
n a rare show of agreement, just about everyone in Philly is fuming over the refusal of state lawmakers to authorize a $2-a-pack cigarette tax hike. The public schools have been counting on the money to fill a short-term $81 million annual budget gap. Busloads of...
Protesters Board Bus To Harrisburg To Protest Lack Of Approval For Cigarette Tax – WHYY Newsworks – August 4, 2014
Two buses of protesters left Philadelphia for Harrisburg this morning to push for a cigarette tax and more education funding. The protesters were from every part of Philadelphia, young and not so young and from many ethnic and social groups. Although not a parent or a...
Meeting Doesn’t Solve Philly School Funding Crisis – Newsobserver.com – August 4, 2014
A meeting Monday of top Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Tom Corbett produced little progress toward freeing a stalled tax bill that Philadelphia officials say is critical to opening the city's schools on time. The proposal to authorize the city to levy a...
Gov. Tom Corbett, Gop Leaders Meet On Philadelphia School Funding – The Times Herald – August 4, 2014
HARRISBURG (AP) — Top ranking Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Legislature are meeting with Gov. Tom Corbett over a funding crisis that could prevent Philadelphia’s public schools from opening on time. The meeting on Monday in the Capitol was taking place behind...