Hey Governor Corbett: Please Visit a Philadelphia Public School to See We're Worth Funding

[JPZenger]

http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/inquirer/206688681.html

By Phil. Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown

Excerpt:

"The district's "ask" is $120 million from Harrisburg and $60 million from the city to prevent the elimination of art, music, sports, school nurses, guidance counselors, assistant principals, all after-school activities, and more. In return we get silence and shrugged shoulders.

I am troubled that some consider the School District a "lost cause." We must dispel that myth, and others:

- The graduation rate is hopelessly low - FALSE. In 2002, 44 percent graduated on time. In 2012, 64 percent graduated on time.

- Teacher salaries are too high - FALSE. Starting salaries for teachers in Philadelphia public schools are about $30,000 per year, compared with an average $34,000 for new suburban teachers."

[femmocrat]

1. He should take her up on it.

He would learn a lot.

[Pat Riot]

2. Today I learned

I made as much as a part-time waitress as a new teacher in a Philly school. That ain't right.