NEA members demand PA governor not rob students of their future
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Uploaded by NEAABS on Jan 12, 2012
Chester Upland School District administration officials recently informed the district's unionized workers that the district would be unable to meet its payroll obligations after Jan. 4, 2012. The FY 2011-2012 state budget, which was approved by Gov. Tom Corbett on June 30, cut $8,445,302 from the school district, an unprecedented 14.4 percent reduction in state support. On Dec. 23, 2011, Gov. Corbett's state Education Secretary Ron Tomalis rejected the Chester Upland School Board's request for immediate financial assistance. Chester Upland has one of the highest student poverty rates in Pennsylvania and is dependent on state and federal sources for most of its funding ($89 million of its $110 million 2010-11 district budget). The district has already made drastic cuts to its educational program in response to the recent state funding reductions. The members of the Chester Upland Education Association, representing 204 teachers in the district, and the Chester Upland Educational Support Personnel Association, representing 65 school support staff workers, adopted two resolutions during their Jan. 4 meeting. The resolutions call on the state Department of Education to provide immediate financial assistance to the district in order to complete the school year. The resolutions also state that the employees will work as long as they are able for delayed compensation, if the school district fails to make payroll.
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