http://raniakhalek.com/2013/06/05/p...-schools-while-building-a-400-million-prison/
The Philadelphia School Districtâs (PSD) state-run School Reform Commission voted in March to close 23 public schools, nearly 10 percent of the cityâs total, in a move they say is necessary to plug a $304 million budget deficit.
No Money for Schools, But Plenty for Prisons!
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and his Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel are spending $400 million to build a brand new prison in Philadelphia, which the Associated Press referred to as âthe second-most-expensive facility ever built by the commonwealth, exceeded only by the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The Philadelphia School Districtâs (PSD) state-run School Reform Commission voted in March to close 23 public schools, nearly 10 percent of the cityâs total, in a move they say is necessary to plug a $304 million budget deficit.
No Money for Schools, But Plenty for Prisons!
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and his Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel are spending $400 million to build a brand new prison in Philadelphia, which the Associated Press referred to as âthe second-most-expensive facility ever built by the commonwealth, exceeded only by the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
