Governor Corbett runs from Philadelphia voters – again
In a large rally yesterday, Parents United for Public Education joined with our partners at PCAPS and PA Working Families to greet Governor Tom Corbett who was trolling for campaign dollars with Gov. Chris Christie at an event hosted by the Republican Governors Association. Originally intended for the Union League, the campaign suddenly switched locations the day of the event – surprising members of the Union League. It moved instead to the headquarters of Comcast Corporation, which has pledged to back Governor Corbett in the gubernatorial race.It’s not the first time Corbett has run from his own constituents. In January, the governor refused to face the students and staff at Central High School, suddenly switching his appearance from his first public school visit to sequestration inside his offices at the Bellevue Hotel.
You have to wonder about the leadership of a governor who runs from the very people who live the consequences of the policies he imposes.
Yesterday, 1,000 people marched from the Union League to Comcast headquarters. We are parents, students, teachers, staff,
Parents United is well represented by members Kendra Brooks, Helen Gym and Sophia Saunders, among others.
community leaders, and voters who are concerned about our schools and our communities under the leadership of a governor who has staked his political legacy on the purposeful de-funding of public schools statewide. The crowd included a number of people from cities in New Jersey – Newark, Patterson, and Camden – uniting with Philadelphians to decry the botched ed reform policies of their governor, Chris Christie.
Our communities are united by opposition and resistance to an ed reform agenda that isn’t locally grown or locally supported. It’s a manufactured brand of crisis management, exported and mcfranchised, brought in by lobbyists and outsiders – from One Newark toUniversal Enrollment. From Cami Anderson to the disgraced School Reform Commission – 40,000 Governor Corbett runs from Philadelphia voters – again | Parents United for Public Education: