There are two very important events concerning education in Delaware County happening today.
First, Gov. Tom Corbett and state Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9, of Chester, will hold a summit with Delco legislators looking for some kind of solution to the financial riddle that is the Chester Upland School District.
On Friday, Corbett and Pileggi announced they would deliver the funds necessary to make the sure the school stay open through the end of the year.
Corbett no doubt did so through gritted teeth. He is on record as being against any other financial bailout of Chester schools. He and his Education Department instead have pointed a finger at CU administrators and mismanagement in the school district.
Right now the two sides appear headed for another court appearance in the suit that was filed by the district against Corbett and the state.
Meanwhile, representatives from Monsigner Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast high schools will head downtown for their meeting with archdiocese officials as they try to save some version of their beloved institutions.
Friends and alumni have raised almost a million dollars toward the goal. You can read about their latest fundraising efforts here.
The Rev. James Olson, school president, will lead the contingent. We wish them well.
You have to love the tag alums came up with for today. They’re referring to it as “Million Dollar Monday.”
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