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Saturday, June 02, 2012

Community Outraged Over School Budget

Despite loud protests from parents, teachers and students the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, which oversees the Philadelphia School District, unanimously passed a $2.5 billion 2012-13 budget on Thursday evening.

Members of the crowd booed and shouted “shame on you” as the commissioners voted.

The new budget relies on more than $200 million in borrowing and counts on $94 million from the city, but that money is not guaranteed.

“We passed a budget that we still can’t pay for. We’re going to borrow money for this year’s budget,” SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos told NBC10.

Officials say it is the first step in a five year plan to make the district fiscally sustainable.

But Jerry Jordan, president of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers along with many activists say the plan is a bad idea that shortchanges students.

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1 comment:

  1. We don't need to listen to the "public"! We are the school board and we get more tax money than any other. And we will always find (buy) ways to get more! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

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