Will You Pay $1 per Uber To Save Teachers? Plus: ICE Is Out & Rats Are In

About this episode

The episode discusses the funding crisis in the School District of Philadelphia and the proposed $1 tax on ride-share services, along with local news updates.

It’s the Friday news roundup! We’re talking about the big fight over funding the School District of Philadelphia, given the $300 million structural deficit and expected teacher cuts. We’ll break down Mayor Parker’s push for the $1 tax on ride-share. Also: Are rats returning to Mayfair? And in today’s show City Cast Philly Neighbors get an extra segment on everything you need to know about jumping on the playoff bandwagon for the Sixers and the Flyers. All of this and more with host Trenae Nuri, executive producer Matt Katz, and newsletter editor Siani Colon. Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism: Parker renews plea for rideshare tax to skeptical council Philly School District officials say they won’t need to cut 340 classroom jobs if Mayor Parker’s Uber tax passes City Council clashes with superintendent over school closure plan, Uber tax Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way ‘Protect us': Activists demand end to ICE arrests outside Philly courts Our newsletter has Philly news & events in your inbox every weekday morning. Call or text us: 215-259-8170 Instagram: @citycastphilly Support…

People in this episode

Host: Trenae Nuri

Topics covered

• education funding
• ride-share tax
• local news
• teacher cuts
• ICE restrictions
• Philadelphia

Keywords

• Uber tax
• Philadelphia schools
• teacher cuts
• ICE
• local journalism
• Sixers
• Flyers
• Mayfair rats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School District of Philadelphia, Mayor Parker, Philly Council, ICE, City Cast Philly

Places: Mayfair

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