There will be a very important development concerning education in Delaware County today.
Specifically when it comes to the essential question of funding for education, something that has been much on people's minds of late.
His opponents continue to hammer away at Gov. Tom Corbett for the cuts he put in place when it comes to education funding in his first two years in office. He counters that they are blaming the wrong person, that most of the cuts resulted from federal stimulus funds expiring, and local school districts using them for projects they should not have, despite warnings that the money was not going to be permanent. Corbett makes the case that he has actually increased the basic state education funding.
This afternoon one of the leading education watchdog groups in the state will weigh in on this issue, specifically how the numbers relate to Delaware County.
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) will release the findings of a new report, “The Bottom Line is Children: Public Education in Delaware County.”
The report promises to detail the state of public education in Delaware County, and the role of education funding in that equation.
Donna Cooper, executive director of PCCY, along with Upper Darby education activist Colleen Kennedy, the founder and executive director of the group Stand Up Demand Action, will have the numbers.
Check back this afternoon and we'll let you know what they say about the state of education in Delco.
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