Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks during a campaign event as Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announces that he will run for a second term as governor in Philadelphia. (AP)
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and other top leaders of the city government and the Philadelphia School District will travel to Harrisburg on Monday for a high-stakes trip aimed at securing millions of dollars in new funding for the financially strapped public schools.
Parker will spend much of the day advocating for increased public education dollars as state lawmakers hurtle toward their June 30 budget deadline. The mayor is slated to host an afternoon rally in the Capitol Rotunda alongside Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr., school board president Reginald L. Streater, and City Council President Kenyatta Johnson…