November 20, 2015
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, Nov. 20 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams will be participating in an important panel discussion this weekend about the need for more black males to become teachers. On Monday, the senator will continue a favorite Thanksgiving tradition when he...
October 21, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21, 2014 — The new anti-bullying mobile application designed by a team from Penn Wood High School and developed in collaboration with STEMNASIUM LEARNING Academy in state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ first-ever competition is now available to...
September 10, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10, 2014 — Dozens of school children in the School District of Philadelphia were the ultimate winners in state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ “Ultimate Back 2 School Basketball Challenge,” Aug. 30, at the Kingsessing Recreation Center. The contest...
July 7, 2014
Urge ongoing, united effort to solve public education’s funding crisis PHILADELPHIA, July 7, 2014 — As the daunting shadow of more teacher layoffs and larger class sizes stretches over the School District of Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter and state Sen. Anthony...
May 22, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams today released a letter to Gov. Tom Corbett urging him to support his proposal to deliver new revenue to the School District of Philadelphia with a cigarette tax. A copy of Sen. Williams’ letter is below:...
October 16, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2013 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams responded today to the decision by Gov. Tom Corbett to release $45 million for the School District of Philadelphia: “It’s heartening to hear that the governor, no matter his reasons,...
August 14, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, members of the Philadelphia delegation, Mayor Michael A. Nutter and City Council President Darrell Clarke urged the Corbett administration Tuesday to release $45 million in pre-negotiated funds to the...
August 8, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams reacted today to School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.’s announcement about possibly delaying the start of the new school year: “Without question, opening schools on time and...
July 1, 2013
HARRISBURG, July 1, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware), Democratic whip, offered his reaction to enactment of Pennsylvania’s 2013-’14 budget: “I’m happy we were able to secure more money for public education. The governor had his...
June 19, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 19, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, Democratic whip and member of the Senate Education Committee, issued the following statement tonight following Gov. Tom Corbett’s public proposals about addressing the funding crisis of the School...
June 5, 2013
HARRISBURG, June 5, 2013 – State Sen. Anthony H. Williams put another solution on the table today for children in Philadelphia, offering to boost the school district’s coffers with a pair of bills that would increase the liquor-by-the-drink tax and authorize a...
