An Annual Rite in Philadelphia:Hornbeck Duels State Over Budget
Philadelphia school leaders opened a new front last week in their crusade for more money, filing a federal lawsuit alleging that Pennsylvania's education finance system violates the civil rights of children in predominantly nonwhite districts.
The case, brought against Gov. Tom Ridge and state education officials, is part of a hardball strategy by district Superintendent David W. Hornbeck to wrest millions of dollars more from the state legislature.
The district has proposed a $1.5 billion budget for the next school year that includes $85 million more in state aid than the governor...
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