Philly Power Research

is a group of volunteer researchers investigating our city's most powerful people, corporations, and organizations.

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

Maybe the wildest thing we learned doing this research:
PHL Performing Arts Charter reported paying nearly **$3 million**/yr in mgmt fees to former CEO Angela Corosanite the past 2 years. That's seemingly on top of her $429,753 comp from their parent org String Theory Schools.

[Lisa Haver (haver-lisa.bsky.social) @Haver_Lisa]

Charter Schools Have Built a Profitable Patronage Network in Philadelphia – While Board Moves to Close Public Schools: Report from ⁦@APPSphilly⁩ and ⁦@ResearchPhilly⁩ #PhlEd https://t.co/Gk1eXO70V7

[Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia @FSFCCP]

Hey Philly!

What if we all joined the general strike? 👀

The faculty and staff of @CCPedu are also working without a contract and only getting disrespect at the table.

Solidarity with @afscme33 and TWU and SMART

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

Additionally, a lot of this administrative work is contracted out to mgmt consulting firms based in the suburbs, meaning fewer jobs for Philadelphia residents and less tax revenue compared to if the schools were managed by the School District.

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

Maybe the wildest thing we learned doing this research:
PHL Performing Arts Charter reported paying nearly **$3 million**/yr in mgmt fees to former CEO Angela Corosanite the past 2 years. That's seemingly on top of her $429,753 comp from their parent org String Theory Schools.

[Lisa Haver (haver-lisa.bsky.social) @Haver_Lisa]

Charter Schools Have Built a Profitable Patronage Network in Philadelphia – While Board Moves to Close Public Schools: Report from ⁦@APPSphilly⁩ and ⁦@ResearchPhilly⁩ #PhlEd https://t.co/Gk1eXO70V7

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

Another interesting thing: in FY21, the median Philly charter school spent 20% of its total current expenditures on administration, while the School District of Philadelphia spent just 12% on admin. If you hate bloated bureaucratic waste, you should oppose charterization.

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

@JJ_21564 Why is it the only street with a yellow dotted line and neighborhood label next to it then? There are dozens of Asian American owned businesses in the blocks between Filbert and Arch, 9th and 11th

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

All of the "arena isn't in Chinatown" people are just telling on themselves that they don't spend time in Chinatown (or are being purposefully disingenuous).

[birblawl @birblawl]

the “but the arena isn’t being built in Chinatown” line that’s become so popular with supporters of the Sixers’ new arena says everything you need to know about those supporters: they haven’t spent enough time in Philadelphia to understand the ridiculousness of their argument

[The Philadelphia Hall Monitor @HallMonitorWPPM]

This Wednesday at 6:
⭐️ Correspondent @Haver_Lisa discusses the recent @APPSphilly/@ResearchPhilly report on political + financial patronage in Philly charter schools
⭐️ Hosts @LMCG19143 and @denisethewriter do a deep dive on Mayor Parker's arena proposal
https://t.co/RUGZMFuEWO

[The Philadelphia Hall Monitor @HallMonitorWPPM]

In 2023, Arts Charter School paid then-CEO Angela Corasonite close to $3 million for her services.

It's a symptom of a system that doesn't benefit the communities they claim to serve, according to a new report from @APPSphilly and @ResearchPhilly:
https://t.co/9hYqPBHxqp

[Lisa Haver (haver-lisa.bsky.social) @Haver_Lisa]

Charter Schools Have Built a Profitable Patronage Network in Philadelphia – While Board Moves to Close Public Schools: Report from ⁦@APPSphilly⁩ and ⁦@ResearchPhilly⁩ #PhlEd https://t.co/Gk1eXO70V7

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

@timmmccloskey Like I said, people who don't spend time in Chinatown lol 👆

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

@JJ_21564 Even your own map shows the arena crossing into Chinatown above the dotted yellow line lol

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

@JJ_21564 Proposed development is literally adjacent to Chinatown businesses. 10th St already experiences heavy traffic and now will be going right next to the arena. Regardless of some arbitrary border, the neighborhood will be heavily directly affected.

[Alliance for a Just Philadelphia @aJustPhilly]

A running list of reasons why Mayor Parker’s support for the #Sixers Arena is a bad deal for Philadelphians.

a thread 🧵

[Alliance for a Just Philadelphia @aJustPhilly]

Large portions of the Community Benefits Agreement is being used to fund pet projects of the mayor, like $7 million to support extended-year schooling - which has not yet gained the support of teachers. https://t.co/rkt0rkY2AL

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

@ShadyTim215 @mr_saltz Top 3 all had support from both progressive orgs and the establishment party, so not surprising they came out on top. If left united against Squilla, it would be a different situation in a head-to-head race. Landau's the furthest left of the 3 who won and she got the most votes.

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

@ShadyTim215 @mr_saltz Came within 1.6% in CD8, and the demographics of CD1 are more favorable for the left. I get that Squilla is probably more popular than Bass, but it's not out of the question and if Squilla is interested in running again, he should at least be considering it.

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

@mr_saltz Not all unions support the arena! Unite Here, UFCW, community college unions have come out against or skeptical. Plenty of others like AFSCME and PFT that haven't publicly taken a side (afaik) but definitely have a lot of anti-arena members

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

@Johnbrown1860 @marksquilla The Gym votes plus even just 1/2 of the Rhynhart ones would be a win for the anti-arena candidate. All of the adjacent neighborhood groups have come out against the arena. Plenty of not typically left-aligned voters there to boost the anti-arena candidate too.

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

If @marksquilla supports the arena and gets a serious anti-arena challenger from the left next election, seems like he would likely lose. Parker got just 10% of the vote in his district last year. Progressive org-backed candidates swept Council At-Large primary in his district.