Philly school board takes a new tone with City Council, and asks for millions more in funds

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The Philadelphia school board on Tuesday asked City Council to increase its annual budget by $318 million within four years and pressed the city to do more to help educate its students.

it filed the week before challenging new city regulations that put tighter controls on environmental conditions inside district schools.

the creation of a Philadelphia Mental Health Service Corps that provides training, scholarships, and loan repayment for people who commit to working with Philadelphians harmed by gun violence. “God bless you on that one,” Council President Darrell L. Clarke said. “I’m sure there are a lot of people who would like to have parking on their street, let alone their workplace. I’ll let you figure that one out.”“If your teachers are scared, how do you think my kids feel? I get you guys want parking, but we have other issues that we need to deal with, starting with the violence in that neighborhood and the things they have to see on their way to school,” said Harrity.

the city to create a special permit for employees at the school to purchase. The permits have not been widely used, she said, but the program could be tweaked and expanded.

 

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