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What’s the Case Against Equal Spending Per Student?
The New York Times reported this week that while the racial gap in educational attainment has been shrinking, the class gap has been growing:
Posted in Education
Do Blondell Reynolds Brown’s Detractors Have a Plan to Prevent Teacher Layoffs?
Philly councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown is getting attacked for her revenue proposals like extending bar hours to 3am and selling ads on school buses, but I think Randy LoBasso is asking the right question here, which is, what’s the haters’ plan?
Posted in Education
Eugene DePasquale Making Sense on Prison Waste
Eric Boehm has some helpful statistics backing up Eugene DePasquale’s case that the Department of Corrections budget can be cut to pay for more aid to distressed school districts:
Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Education
State School Students Call for an End to Budget Cuts
Via Mary Wilson, it warms my heart to see students organizing to protect their interests and engaging in the political process:
Posted in Education
Pennsylvania College Democrats Begin 2012 with a Bang
In their first state-wide conference call of 2012, the Pennsylvania College Democrats announced some of their first initiatives geared toward building blue pride in Pennsylvania. The first big announcement was that the state chapter convention will take place from March … More after the jump
Posted in Education, Miscellany
Councilwoman Brown: Extend Bar Hours to 3AM to Help Fund Public Schools
Philly Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown is making sense:
Posted in Education, Philadelphia and suburbs
School Voucher Advocates Have a Chester-Upland Problem
Voucher advocates say they want to see charter schools out-compete badly-performing public schools, and that tax dollars should “follow” students to the school of their choice.
Posted in Education
Philly’s School Funding Crisis Worsening
School funding numbers are generally tough to understand, as the federal, state, and local governments all chip in various amounts of money. So it’s easy to blame Philadelphia School District for funding problems, but the culprit is probably upstream. Facing … More after the jump
District Goes Broke, But Teachers Keep on Teaching
This is a heartening story, but it also highlights the need for school district consolidation. The Chester Upland School District, running out of money, will not be able to pay its staff after Wednesday, but teachers and support staff there … More after the jump
Reporters Keep Forgetting Corbett’s “Costing Out” Reversal
Sara Satullo has a very good article on Tom Corbett’s cuts to the BASD, but she is forgetting something very important:
Posted in Education
