Church member Beth Logue has been working with POWER Interfaith’s Education Justice to advocate that every child in Pennsylvania have access to a good, justly-funded education. (Learn more about POWER’s campaign here.)
Equitable funding
In the school board battle over Joyce Wilkerson’s appointment by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, the argument that Philadelphia students have not shown enough progress during Wilkerson’s tenure boils down to inadequate funding for majority Black and brown public schools throughout Pennsylvania. Until our state legislators pass a law that will add $5.4 billion to the basic education budget over the next seven years to meet adequacy, as per the recommendation of the Basic Education Funding Commission, and put that money through a fair funding formula to assure racial equity, poor majority Black and brown schools across the state will continue to underperform. Wilkerson’s many volunteer hours over many years should be applauded. Overpaying charter operators to the tune of $475,000 should be avoided at all costs.
Beth Logue, POWER Statewide Education Justice Team, Philadelphia, elizabeth.logue44@gmail.com
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