Superintendent: $216 Million Needed to Prevent Schools Going from “Insufficient to Just Empty Shells”

The Philly Tribune reports on the grave situation still facing Philadelphia schools, as highlighted by Superintendent William Hite. Hite noted the urgency of receiving an additional $216 million in funding to maintain current instructional levels, which he says are less than adequate already. The system is operating under a total shortfall of $400 million.

“Short of the $216 million, our schools will go from insufficient to just empty shells that do not represent what I would consider a functioning school,” said Hite, as quoted this morning in the Tribune.