Yes. With that the Reform Commission voted to resolve much to the joy of critics that waited much to this day. Im excited to have an appointed school board. People will have a stronger voice. We have been going to meetings for years now. We are ecstatic. The mayor will be appointed to confirm nine new board members. The buck will stop with the mayor. I expect philadelphians toll hold me and future mayors accountable. It will be a tough road. We have a 7 million shortfall. We are no longer technically distressed, we need Additional Resources to deliver our kids the kind of education they deserve. Bill greene vote voted no. I favor local control. Board member her men ez abstained saying the board does not meet the definition. Its 5 billion and counting. If i was to employee the fuzziest of math, that adds up to distress. Now after 16 years, it seems the school Reform Commission is on the way to its end, mayor kenney expected to name a nominating committee. Board members will be named ear
Parents and other members of the Philadelphia School community telling the src, you are not wanted here anymore. Its thursday night and the big story on action news is the vote tonight in philadelphia that prestages the new era of Public Education in philadelphia. The src voted itself of of existence. Dann cuellar is there. What does it mean for Public Education in philadelphia . Jim, it means by a vote of 31 and one abstention, the district is no longer in financial distress, put itself on a course to end its authority, giving control of the Philadelphia Schools back to city. Yes. With that the Reform Commission voted to resolve much to the joy of critics that waited much to this day. Im excited to have an appointed school board. People will have a stronger voice. We have been going to meetings for years now. We are ecstatic. The mayor will be appointed to confirm nine new board members. The buck will stop with the mayor. I expect philadelphians toll hold me and future mayors accounta
Obviously this morning as you head out, you want to make sure you bundle up, because its not just the temperature, but the windchill is it a factor this morning. Were going for a high of 47. The models got that at 3 00. Its a good week for traveling karen as we head toward the holiday. Theres a blip on the radar later in the week, we have the thanksgiving parade forecast thats coming up. Reporter all eyes on the parade forecast. I95 no issues as you pass woodhaven road. We have a tree fire conshohocken state road route 23 spring mill road new and just coming in. Watch for this in West Conshohocken there. On the boulevard, southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway. Light volume, roads are dreher and clear and dry and clear, claymont, new castle county, the road is shut down, carpenter station road is shut down near naamans road. Stick to darby road. Route 1 southbound, construction once again, 13 southbound will get you around it. Its been four days since a massive fir
Raw windchills. Feels like 29 in philadelphia. 29 in allentown. 30 in trenton. 28 in wilmington. So temperatures in the upper 30s in a lot of spots, but dress for a feel around the freezing mark. As we go through the afternoon, lots of sun, high of 47 degrees and probably feeling cooler than that because of the ten to 20mile an hour breeze. Karen, we have temperatures going up a little bit and down during the thanksgiving holidays, and well have rain later in the week, thats coming up. Reporter lets head to the schuylkill expressway, looking live near city avenue. Traffic is moving nicely, westbound heading toward king of prussia. No weatherrelated problems impacting the road. No construction crews out there. Looking at the big picture, blue route, schuylkill expressway, i95 you see the green traffic flow wherever youre going, good there, but we have the fire location in gladwyn. I talked to police in montgomery county. They said its a building fire on Saint Andrews road calloway lane,
Gaj understand noolg are are. Goodage, are ever ed bus stoib. But the big story on action news, a school is mourning the death of a feature Sheila Hawkins. Katherine scott is live at shawmont elementary where students and staff are mourning the loss. Reporter Sheila Hawkins had been with the district since92. My heart is aching she was so wonderful. The kids loved her. Its going to be hard, youre talking about a teacher who knew everybody. Sunday morning before 8 00 a. M. , a fire trapped hawkins and others inside their home on wren street. Hawkins was rushed to the hospital with third degree burns. She want into cardiac rest and died at the hospital. Neighbors gathered to help the fament. A letter was provided to arriving parents. The principal said he was going to have a briefing on what happened. Reporter the School District said it touch the entire School Community and brought in grief counselors to help. We have someone in place to talk to fi difficult time in this difficult time