How The Philly Teachers Union Loots The Schools

[Banjo]

The Stupendous Failure Of Big City Education: How The Philly Teachers Union Loots The Schools

http://www.theburningplatform.com/2014/08/28/30-blocks-of-murals-cigarette-taxes-for-the-children/

 

[dbphoenix]

But I thought that inner-city schools were well-funded, well-staffed, well-supplied, at least according to the posts I've read here. This isn't the case?

 

[Mercor]

But I thought that inner-city schools were well-funded, well-staffed, well-supplied, at least according to the posts I've read here. This isn't the case?

The urban city public schools are well funded and well-staffed.
It’s a repeat of every year for the Phila school district. As the school year approaches they are shocked to report a massive deficit and beg the State of PA for more funding. The $12,000 per child simply isn’t enough, even though Parochial schools provide ten times the education for $9,000 per child.
This school has 408 students and 35 full-time union teachers. That is a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher. The ratio in Parochial schools is 17 to 1.

Since Philadelphia has been run by Democrats for 60 years the schools don't work.

 

[gwb-trading]

In other related news... this is another reason why employed people who own their own homes don't want to live in Philly...

Philadelphia Earns Millions By Seizing Cash And Homes From People Never Charged With A Crime

http://www.forbes.com/sites/institu...elphia-civil-forfeiture-class-action-lawsuit/

Chris Sourovelis has never had any trouble with the law or been accused of any crime. But that hasn’t stopped the City of Philadelphia from trying to take his home.

The Sourouvelis family, along with thousands of others in Philadelphia, is living a Kafkaesque nightmare: Their property is considered guilty; they must prove their innocence and the very prosecutors they’re fighting can profit from their misery. Now the Institute for Justice has filed a major class-action lawsuit to end these abuses of power.

(More at above url)

 

[dbphoenix]

The urban city public schools are well funded and well-staffed.
It’s a repeat of every year for the Phila school district. As the school year approaches they are shocked to report a massive deficit and beg the State of PA for more funding. The $12,000 per child simply isn’t enough, even though Parochial schools provide ten times the education for $9,000 per child.
This school has 408 students and 35 full-time union teachers. That is a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher. The ratio in Parochial schools is 17 to 1.

Since Philadelphia has been run by Democrats for 60 years the schools don't work.

So it's not the teachers' fault nor the parents' fault; it's the Democrats' fault.

OK. Got it.

 

[Mercor]

So it's not the teachers' fault nor the parents' fault; it's the Democrats' fault.

OK. Got it.

Not good to get simple minded in order to defend your point.
The issue is the nexus between the City Democratic party and the school unions.
Unions donate to Democratic campaigns , teachers vote for Democratic, Democratic officials give raises to teachers, Democratic party get more donations ..ie commission ( about 8% of the salary raise from tax payer money goes back to the Democratic party.)

 

[Lucrum]

The urban city public schools are well funded and well-staffed.
It’s a repeat of every year for the Phila school district. As the school year approaches they are shocked to report a massive deficit and beg the State of PA for more funding. The $12,000 per child simply isn’t enough, even though Parochial schools provide ten times the education for $9,000 per child.
This school has 408 students and 35 full-time union teachers. That is a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher. The ratio in Parochial schools is 17 to 1.

Since Philadelphia has been run by Democrats for 60 years the schools don't work.

Ouch! Those inconvenient facts are gonna leave a mark.

 

[DHOHHI]

But I thought that inner-city schools were well-funded, well-staffed, well-supplied, at least according to the posts I've read here. This isn't the case?

Hey stupid .... read and comprehend!!

The $12,000 per child simply isn’t enough, even though Parochial schools provide ten times the education for $9,000 per child.

That's 33% MORE in per child funding.