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...
When it comes to the School District of Philadelphia, a lot of numbers get thrown around. $440 million requested. $216 million to keep the status quo. $120 million sales tax. With all these large numbers, it’s not hard to lose sight of what...
Everyone agrees that the School District of Philadelphia is in dire financial straits. What they cannot agree on, however, is what they are willing to do to get out of them. The District says it needs $216 million to avoid an additional 1,000...
Last month we showed the trend of rising share of low-income students in Delaware County and the challenges those students face in Delco’s public schools. Today we’ll take a deeper look at the numbers and see what needs to be addressed and why the state is...
