Philadelphia City Council City Council Special Events, 12 Sep 2016

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From YouTube: Philadelphia City Council Fair Funding Sing-In 9-12-2016

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Event held Monday September 12, 2016 featuring Choirs, bands, and drill teams for a free concert to show Pennsylvania the importance of the Fair Funding for Public Education suit before the PA Supreme Court.

Featuring performances by the GAMP Schoor Choir, Penn Wood HS Marching Band and Central High School String Quartet

Co-Sponsored by Councilmembers Helen Gym, Jannie Blackwell, Derek Green, Bobby Henon, Maria Quiñones-Sanchez, Blondell Reynolds Brown, and Alan Domb.

Video by Carolyn Esposito/PHLCouncil Fellow

A

For a sistah, a pharaoh and efficient system of public education, the.

B

Legislature, the governor, they can't even say it.

C

Is not right? We talked available. We look at as arafat schools at lack counselors and nurses and schools where we had to buy the great horses and supplies that are fundamental to children's learning.

D

Nothing more important that we can do as publicly elected official and to promote public education and access and.

E

Very important part of us having great city is education. The city has.

F

Increased resources for the district offered to four hundred million dollars over the last five years, whether it's still not enough. It's.

G

A choice Pennsylvania made to ensure some school districts are fully funded and some are it's a choice that the legislature appropriates whatever. It feels convenient and disregards what they already know are. The resources for districts need to meet proficiencies data to.

H

Provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education. That means and serves the needs of our convoy.

I

So this is Judgment Day all right. This is Judgment Day, because the simple reality is before to love the children and not only the city of fill it up, but the standard pen today had the short chain has a short chain to the most significant aspect of what they need from our government is adequate school. But now you would.

J

Never ever ever ever had this market anywhere you, then the country I'll, tell you why education is a top priority because they down. They know that the fair future as a nation as a people as a culture, depends on it. It's about high time that we do that in Pennsylvania.