Philadelphia mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker is proposing year-round schooling for students. She explained her plan in an interview with Laurenjmayk.
Elementary schools are only open for 6 hours and 39 minutes, which Parker’s plan says means kids miss out on extracurriculars like language, art, music, sports and coding.
Parker’s solution is for schools to be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. to include before and after school activities. Also, for high schools to be open for athletics, college courses, apprenticeship programs and career training. Her vision is for high schools to be able to partner with “businesses, city departments, and the Building Trades to provide training for jobs that are available and needed, as well as partnering with colleges and universities to provide best-in-class preparatory training for students who are college-bound.”
To fund this initiative, Parker wants to allocate more city resources and increase the share of real estate taxes that go to the Philadelphia School District from 55% to 58%. Parker plans to launch a pilot program for her education plan if she becomes the 100th mayor of Philadelphia.
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