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Teachers Decide To Work For Free After Budget Cuts Leave Pennsylvania School District Without Funds For Salaries
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 11, 2012 12:26pm |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Jan 06, 2012 02:55pm |
| Description | he 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.
Faced with such a shortage of funds, the school district informed its staff that it will not be able to pay their salaries come Wednesday. So the teachers decided to work for free. As one teacher put it, students “need to be educated, so we intend to be on the job”: |
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