City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez’s proposal to use a surplus in city tax revenues to help close the public schools’ $304 million shortfall for the upcoming academic year, which begins in 40 days, drew praise today from the Committee of Seventy.
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It’s been a rocky year for the School District of Philadelphia. With wounds still raw from Arlene Ackerman’s controversial exit in 2011, and the dire financial state of the school system, the big question has been who will take the superintendent’s reins from here? This HOW PHILLY WORKS gets you the latest on the Philly schools, its new chief and what his (so far) unresolved contract might say.
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The Committee of Seventy today urged Philadelphia City Council to hold an unusual summer session soon and to work closely with Mayor Nutter to guarantee the city’s portion of funding for the struggling Philadelphia public schools, most likely through cuts in city spending.
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The Committee of Seventy reacted to news that public dollars were used to fund the entire buyout of former School District Superintendent Arlene Ackerman’s contract. After Seventy and others criticized keeping secret the identities of private donors to the buyout, most of them pulled out, according to the School Reform Commission. The remaining non-public funds were returned to the still unknown contributors.
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