Students of the Dr Ethel Allen Promise Academy accompany religious officials and Dr. Arlene Ackerman, Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, top left, during a news conference, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, outside City Hall in Philadelphia. The School District of Philadelphia is asking the city for at least $75 million in additional funding as it deals with a budget shortfall that could mean the layoff of thousands of employees, and a spending plan that includes layoffs of more than 1,000 teachers, cuts to full-day kindergarten and transportation among other services. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)





















