With so many stories and rumors out there, we consolidated some of the issues on the table ahead of Friday's funding deadline. Each of the eight items below links to a full story for more information. 1. The school district budget shortfall (caused largely by the...
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Leading Education Groups Urge Council to Support Sales Tax Extension for Schools Before Friday’s Deadline
Download PDF Philadelphia, PA (August 13, 2013) - With just 4 days remaining until the deadline for the City of Philadelphia to provide funding to ensure public schools open on-time, seven of the city’s leading non-profit and education policy organizations are...
Parents Meet With Council President Over School Funding (Video) – FOX29 – August 7, 2013
Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29 The hour-long, closed-door meeting with city council president Darrell Clarke gave parents a chance to vent their frustration over what they see as an impending education disaster. "We're on a countdown to public...
Philly Finance Director Says Council Should Move On Sales Tax; Clarke: Council Will OK It – WHYY Newsworks – August 5, 2013
Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke's office said Monday that legislators will make permanent a 1 percent sales tax that was due to expire next budget year. "Council will pass an extension of the sales tax," said Jane Roh, a spokeswoman for Clarke....
Slim Chance Schools Will Have Adequate Funding – Philadelphia Tribune – August 5, 2013
Philadelphia’s finance director on Monday called a new cigarette tax requiring approval from state lawmakers in Harrisburg the city’s best shot for borrowing the funds that the School District of Philadelphia needs to open schools next month with a full complement of...
Clarke: Council Will Ok Sales Tax Plan – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 5, 2013
Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke's office said Monday that council members will make permanent a 1 percent sales tax that was due to expire next budget year. "Council will pass an extension of the sales tax," said Jane Roh, a spokeswoman for Clarke....
National Survey Finds Overwhelming Support For Public Investments In Early Learning
Large majority of voters, including Republicans and Independents, see early learning as an important national priority Download PDF WASHINGTON – The First Five Years Fund today released the results of a national survey of voters which finds that a significant...
District Cancels Community Meetings After One Got Contentious – Philadelphia Daily News – August 1, 2013
IT APPEARS the district and Philadelphia school parents are not meeting eye-to-eye. School officials planned several community meetings to collect feedback from parents about what they seek in a school report card - an evaluation of schools. Parents and community...
A $50 Million Dollar Question: Will Schools Get Needed Funds From City Sales Tax? – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 1, 2013
With less than six weeks remaining before city schools are scheduled to open, key elements of the District rescue package hastily assembled by state lawmakers in June remain unsettled, raising the specter that schools will open with skeleton staffs, or indeed, not...
Kids Seeking Mental Health Services Face Long Wait Times in Philly
Low-income Philadelphia children seeking mental health services wait on average 15 days for an initial appointment, and an additional 12 days to start therapy. That's according to a new report from the advocacy organization Public Citizens for Children and Youth,...