Street and Schweiker begin discussions over city schools

John Street and Gov. Mark Schweiker have resumed talks, according to reports of both parties.

Officials for both Street and Schweiker confirmed late last week that the two have had a series of informal telephone conversations about the issue.

"I can confirm to you that the mayor has had some conversations with the governor in the past few days," Street spokeswoman Luz Cardenas said.

Cardenas described the conversations as "candid" and said that the Street administration sees the talks as "some progress."

Street was mainly objecting to the component of the plan that calls for some of Philadelphia's worst schools to be run by a private firm, and, in protest of the idea, had even set up office in the district's headquarters. For full coverage, check tomorrow's Daily Pennsylvanian or log onto dailypennsylvanian.com.

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