Pa. state senator hopeful about more money for Philly schools

This article was originally published in The Notebook. In August 2020, The Notebook became Chalkbeat Philadelphia.

by Tom MacDonald for NewsWorks

One state senator is optimistic that the Philadelphia schools will not have to open this fall with just the bare essentials. A lot will depend on whether new dollars flow from Harrisburg.

State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams says he’s not sure how the money will be found for Philadelphia schools, but he knows other districts are also in need of funding from Harrisburg.

"There are a number of districts across Pennsylvania — if they don’t get additional revenue they will be either severely crippled or not be able to operate," Williams said. "We saw that last year when they took care of Chester. My expectation is that they will as responsive to other parts of Pennsylvania to Philadelphia. As we speak, there are other members who are clear that we need additional revenue, so we are working on ideas to that end."

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