The state house reconvenes August 4th to consider an amendment-laden measure authorizing a cigarette tax to help fund Philadelphia schools. The district is losing an estimated $1.6 million in revenue every week that tax is delayed. Superintendent William Hite says time is running out.
“If in fact we don’t have a path forward by August 15th, is the latest we could go, we would have to begin sending out layoff notices. And those layoff notices would be based on whatever we have or do not have at that period of time,” Hite said.
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