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Cherelle Parker: “A one-time contribution of $50 million in one year of our…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Mayor Parker addresses Philly School District budget funding: FULL PRESSER

Published | Video Starts at 22:43

Do I understand that correct? No. So what I want you to know, and this is a very good question because we want it to be absolutely, absolutely clear, A one-time contribution of $50 million in one year of our budget was not enough to sustain those 340 positions. The hard work that you heard, Council President Johnson referenced, that Rob DeBose, Sabrina Maynard, Helen John Christmas that they all worked on was how could we sustain, sustain that … (22:43–23:03)

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Asserts that a $50 million one-time budget contribution is insufficient to sustain 340 positions.

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