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Residents press council to protect school personnel as budget talks include a rideshare revenue proposal

Philadelphia City Council · April 30, 2026
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Summary

Multiple speakers asked council to back a $50 million recurring local investment to prevent school staffing cuts; the administration described a per-ride levy on rideshares as a proposed funding source for the district.

At the town hall several community members and education advocates urged council to protect classroom staff in the School District of Philadelphia by supporting the mayor's proposed $50 million recurring local investment.

An education advocate who said they had evaluated dozens of charter schools described the $50 million as "the difference between students receiving…

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