The Chester Upland School District in Delaware County, Pennsylvania suffered a serious setback when Gov. Tom Corbett (R) slashed $900 million in education funds from the state budget. The cuts landed hardest on poorer districts, and Chester Upland, which predominantly serves African-American children and relies on state aid for nearly 70 percent of its funding, expects to fall short this school year by $19 million.
The teachers have agree that many would still work as long as they could.. why not getting paid..
The Governor decided it was more important to protect the special interest groups tax breaks instead of providing an education for the poorest kids in PA.. It would seem that Big Oil and Gas and Tobacco has PA Governor in their pockets..
Teachers going with out pay.. While here in NC Tillis claim they only teach for the money.. and they don’t care about the kids.. Gov. Tom Corbett is a fucking crook who should be arrest for placing the welfare of the gas, oil and tobacco companies above the education of PA children.
He slashed $900 million, then praises the 80 million in grants for education programs..
And I bet this statement is a true fucking lie, thought up by a PR firm for his sorry ass self,
“I know, from my time spent as a teacher and with my own two children, that a
one-size-fits-all approach to education does not create a successful learning
environment,” Corbett said. “Our students need quality options that fit their
academic abilities and their aspirations for the future. We must have educators who
are prepared and capable of meeting the needs of our diverse student population.”
Fun Facts: via Wikipedia.org,
Budget
Corbett became governor on January 18, 2011. One of his first actions was the proposal of a new state budget that would decrease spending by 3%. The proposed budget received significant criticism due to its cuts in state-supported higher education by 50%. Under the new budget, funding granted to the 14 universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and state-related universities Penn State, Pittsburgh, Temple, and Lincoln would be cut in half, totaling $625 million. Corbett has said, however, that he will not attempt to limit collective bargaining, as have Republican Governors John Kasich of Ohio and Scott Walker of Wisconsin.[15]
Natural gas
As governor, Corbett maintains that Pennsylvania should not tax the natural gas industry.[16][17] In February 2011, Corbett repealed a four month old policy regulating natural gas drilling in park land, deeming it "unnecessary and redundant" according to a spokesperson. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party called the repeal a "payoff" to oil and gas interests which donated a million dollars to Corbett's campaign.[18] According to Corbett, "had they not given me a dime, I would still be in this position, saying we need to grow jobs in Pennsylvania.".[19]
I can only hope that our Teachers would do the same if Tillis and his crooks did what Corbett did.. Just to prove to Tillis that they aren't solely in it for the money..
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