The investment to help eliminate threats from lead, asbestos and mold in Philadelphia schools announced by Gov. Tom Wolf, state Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia), other officials is an “excellent beginning and a down payment for our children’s future,” according to Hughes.
Op-ed By Senator Vincent Hughes
Our schools are crumbling. Before the Inquirer reported on the deplorable conditions in Philadelphia schools, I heard that message from parents and students and even viewed it with my own eyes while visiting city schools. Seeing the conditions in which some of our students learn broke my heart but challenged me to act. And my proposal, the “Public School Building Renovation and Rehabilitation Program,” aims to help K-12 public schools fight this infrastructure crisis.