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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
House Republicans Abdicated Responsibility By Delaying Vote On Philly Cig Taxes, Dems Say – The PLS Reporter – August 4, 2014
House Democratic leaders say their membership is prepared to come back to vote on a measure authorizing a $2 per pack cigarette tax to…
All Agree That Pa. Needs New School Funding Formula But Debate Intense Over Philly Cig Tax Increase – The PLS Reporter – August 4, 2014
What is behind the calls for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to vote on a special tax to fund Philadelphia schools? While everyone agrees that…