Philly teachers, students, parents protested Gov. Corbett's cuts 2012. Anyone listening?

[madfloridian]

From the You Tube page:

Published on May 23, 2012

Published on May 23, 2012

Decarcerate PA, the Teacher Action Group, ACT UP, Fight for Philly and many others protest Corbett's visit to the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. During his time as Governor, Corbett has made massive cuts to education, medical assistance, and social services while he is spending $685 million on new prison construction. His recent budget alone proposes $264 million in cuts to higher education, $319 million in cuts to general assistance, and a funding change that cuts another $21.6 million from Philly's public schools. More recently the School Reform Commission, an entity created by Harrisburg when the state took control over Philadelphia's School District in 2001, has put forward a plan to close 64 public schools.

Governor Corbett has made his priorities very clear: Corporate tax breaks, mass incarceration and environmental devastation.

We demand a different set of priorities for Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania needs quality public schools, stable housing, jobs and job training programs, health care and food access, drug and alcohol treatment programs, community-based reentry services, and non-punitive programs that address the root causes of violence in our communities. Instead of building more prisons we need policy changes that reduce the prison population and reinvest resources in our schools and communities.

Now the city, the governor, and the reformers are closing 23 public schools. And still no one is listening to the teachers, students, or parents.

[Starry Messenger]

1. K&r

[magic59]

2. No one has time to listen

they are too busy working 2 or 3 jobs at minimum wage trying to pay for the rich tax breaks and our bloated military.

[madfloridian]

3. That's true. But the rich reformers are the ones who need to care.

Someone like Arne Duncan and President Obama need to stand up and say oops this is all not working out. They should say so let's stop doing the same thing over and over and hoping it works next time.

But they won't. They and other political leaders depend too much on the big money to get elected.

[ancianita]

4. Has anyone EVER listened to teachers and students? nt