Ackerman: Parents, help fight the budget cuts
by thenotebook on Apr 04 2011 Posted in Latest news
by Patrick Cobbs
Philadelphia schools chief Arlene Ackerman called on parents for help March 31 with the massive education cuts proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett for next year, but she said there is one program she will try to keep safe - the district’s 31 turnaround schools.
“Those are our schools that are our lowest-performing, and have been low-performing for sometimes decades, and so we’ve made that a priority,” she said.
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission adopted a budget Wednesday that cuts $629 million in district spending in response to Corbett’s $1.1 billion in
