PWD Hearing Exhibit 1 – Newspaper Notices
Formal Notice - Newspaper Advertisements
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly Edition, February 19, 2021 Advertisement Proof of Publication
2. The Legal Intelligencer, February 19, 2021 Advertisement Proof of Publication
3. Philadelphia Daily News, February 19, 2021 Advertisement Proof of Publication
Technical Hearing - Newspaper Advertisements
1. Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly Edition, April 29, 2021 Proof of Publication
2. The Legal Intelligencer, April 27, 2021 Proof of Publication
3. Philadelphia Daily News, April 27, 2021 Proof of Publication
100249939.1 INQUIRER.COM | C FRIDAY, FEB. 19, 2021 | THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER | B3 Wolf’s plan to aid poor school districts
The$1billion effort would close thegap property tax rate to make move away from their com- quite frankly from bad de- up forits state funding munitiesbecause there cisions being made some- between growing and shrinking districts. POWERED BY shortfall,” according to the aren’tjobs there,” she where along the line, not Public Citizens for Chil- said. necessarily amongst those By Cynthia Fernandez la determines adistrict’s for the Wolf administra- dren and Youth report. Wolf’s $1.15 billion pitch today,but it could have SPOTLIGHT PA share of state dollars tion. “Thegovernor “If you’re getting less shows justhow much been bad decisions 20 HARRISBURG —When based on factors like en- doesn’tbelieve that any funding from the state these shrinking districts years ago,” said Sonney, Pennsylvania passed a rollment, students learn- district should lose reve- than youshould, that stand to lose. One quarter whose school districts new formula to distribute ing English or experienc- nue.” means you probably have have poverty rates of 20% would lose money if hold money for public schools ing poverty,and median Wolf’s plan requires buy- to put in more for proper- or moreand would lose harmless was eliminated. in 2016, it was hailed as a household income. But in from Republicans who ty taxes than you should $332 million, according to Martin, of Lancaster major step toward equity just 11% of the state’s$6.2 control the General Assem- have to,” Sen. Scott Martin the nonprofit’sreport. County,represents dis- and away from an arbi- billioneducation budget bly.GOP lawmakers in key (R., Lancaster), chair of There are other ways to tricts that would both ben- trarysystem builtonde- went through the formula committee positions told the Senate EducationCom- make public school fund- efit and lose money,but he cades-old enrollment data. in fiscal year 2019-20. SpotlightPAtheyagree mittee, said. ing moreequitable, Coo- favors eliminating the pro- “Priortotoday,Pennsyl- Wolf now wantstodis- that more money should Donna Cooper,execu- persaid, without harming vision wholesale,asit vania was one of only tribute arecord $6.4 bil- go through the formula — tive director of Public Citi- rural districts “with no tax keeps the funding model three states in the nation lion through the formula, thoughthere’sadiffer- zens for Children and base.” “out of whack.” without afair funding for- while also spending $1.15 ence of opinion on exactly Youth, said growing dis- But any approach would “Quitefrankly,Ireally mula,” Gov.Tom Wolf said billion more to ensure no how much —but oppose tricts are “just waiting for require the state to in- believe that hold harmless at the time. “Westill have school district loses fund- Wolf’s pitch to raise taxes their shot because we crease funding —and that in the end will continue to alot of work to do in order ing. in order to prevent any keep pouring money into money has to come from morph or alter what every to restore funding, but we That new money would school district from losing these other districts.” Her somewhere. school district is getting are now closer to resolv- comefromraising the state dollars. organization’sanalysis Rep. Curt Sonney (R., perstudent,”Martin said. ing the inequity in Pennsyl- state’spersonal income The hold harmless poli- found that shrinking dis- Erie), chair of the House “So Isee the disparity, po- vania’sschoolfundingdis- tax rate, which currently cy,first implemented in tricts receive $590 million EducationCommittee, tentially,even continue to tribution.” is 3.07%, to 4.49%. Accord- 1992, locked in enrollment for students they no long- brushed off Wolf’s plan to be an issue —whereyou But nearly five years lat- ingtothe Wolf administra- numbers that in the de- er educate. raise the personal income have schoolsthat aregrow- er,many of the disparities tion, only the top one-third cades since have greatly Still, Cooper said she tax and said the current ing,who will continue to it aimed to address re- of earners would pay changed in some areas — isn’tinfavorofeliminat- approach works over time. feel like they’renot get- main. more, because the propos- and disproportionately ing hold harmless without The issue, he said, is how ting their fair share, ver- Part of the issue: Only a al expands exemptions harmed students of color supporting low-wealth, ru- school districts use their sus schools thatwill con- fraction of state education and tax forgiveness. in growing urban districts. ral districts that have ben- funds. tinue to get more on aver- funding actually goes “When you run the exist- That, in turn, puts the efited from the policy. “A large partofthe prob- age per student thanthey through the formula,de- ingmoney through the for- burden on municipalities Those students “really lems that districts face are do.” signed to help poor and un- mula,itcreates asituation to raise property taxes. need an awful lot of educa- derfunded districts. Most where some districts are York City,adistrict with a tional input to be able to of the public school subsi- large losers,” said Greg high poverty rate, “would get to college and succeed, dy is distributed using an Thall, abudgetspecialist havetonearly triple its and maybe sadly have to approach called “hold harmless,” which guaran- tees districts never lose state funding regardless of enrollment changes. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the building that the Authority uses for its meet‐ An average shrinking ings is currently closed to the public, as such the meeting is open to the public via conference call district saw funding in- only in accordancewith Pennsylvania law (2020 Pa. Legis. Serv. Act 2020-15 (S.B. 841) (PUR‐ crease by $3,200 per stu- DON'S)) and the Governor’s Declaration of aState of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Pennsyl‐ dentover the lastthree de- vaniadated March 6, 2020 due to apublic health emergency, as amended by Amendment to Procla‐ cades, according to aJanu- mation of Disaster Emergency dated June 3, 2020, and as further amended by Amendments to ary report fromPublicCiti- Proclamation of DisasterEmergency dated August zens for Children and 31, 20200 and November 24, 2020. Youth, anonprofit led by a PUBLIC NOTICE OF IS HEREBY GIVEN-THE PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DE‐ member of former Gov.Ed VELOPMENT (PAID), WILL HOLD APUBLIC MEET‐ ING ON TUESDAY, February 23, 2021. THE MEET‐ Rendell’scabinet. Per-pu- ING SHALL BE HELD VIA ZOOM USING THE FOL‐ LOWING INFORMATION: pil funding in an average https://zoom.us expanding district, mean- MeetingID: 915 7179 9308 while, has grown by just Passcode: 404587 $1,000. THOSE WHO WISH TO ATTEND VIA TELECONFER‐ More than 80% of the ENCE SHOULD CALL #1929 205 6099 and enter 91571799308# when state’sBlack or Latino stu- prompted dents attend growing THOSE WHO WISH TO PROVIDECOMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ARE ASKEDTODOSOVIA EMAIL, school districts, according PRIOR TO 3PMMONDAY, February 22, 2021 PLEASE PROVIDE ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION to the report. to [email protected]. But the holdharmless policy is not solely to blame for the inequities in the state’ssystem. Pennsyl- UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY vania ranks 47thinthe na- In re The Diocese of Camden,NewJersey tion for the share of K-12 Case No. 20-21257 (JNP) public education funding PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on October 1, 2020,The Diocese that comes from the state, of Camden, New Jersey,(the “Diocese”) filed for protection under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code. apath that began after the The BankruptcyCourt has established June 30, 2021 at state stopped reimbursing 11:59 p.m. (prevailing Eastern time) as the deadline to file school districts for 50% of proofs of claim against the Diocese (the “Bar Date”). their costs in the 1980s. If you have aclaim against the Diocese including, without limitation, aclaim related to sexual abuse committed by Wolf this month pro- anyperson connected with the Diocese, you must file a posed abillion-dollar solu- claim on or before the Bar Date with Prime Clerk LLC, the appointed Claims Agent. tion, helping growing Please visit https://cases.primeclerk.com/camdendiocese or schools in urban centers call 877-465-8420 (Toll-Free) or 347-817-4096 (Local) for withhigher costs while more information on howtofile your proof of claim. also protecting shrinking IF YOUDONOT TIMELYFILE APROOF OF CLAIM, YOU MAYFORFEIT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE ON ANY PLAN OF rural districts. REORGANIZATION AND TO SHARE IN ANY DISTRIBUTIONS Advocates for public ed- TO CREDITORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DIOCESE’S CHAPTER 11 CASE. ucation championed the move, but it’sabridge that would rely on ahefty tax City o0-hi'ade'phia increase on high earners City Council Notice —anearly impossible sell of the City of Philadelphia on Thursday, February 18, 2021: to many in the legislature, 200618... An Ordinance amending Chapter 9-4200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Donation who say households are al- Bins,” to modifythe locations at which donation ready hamstrung by in- bins shall be permitted! all under certain terms and conditions. creasing property taxes to 200617... An Ordinance authorizing an initial 10- pay for their schools. year conversionofthe currentTerm with up-to two 5- year Renewal Terms for aLease Agreement The fair funding formu- the City has entered into with the First Tee of Greater Philadelphia for operating, managing and maintaining the John FByrne Golf Course, all under certain terms and conditions. Michael A. Dec&er About Spotlight Chief Cler& PA
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