The naysayers to progress include State Sen. Sharif Street, the son of former Mayor John Street, who was bequeathed the seat by former Sen. Shirley Kitchen; State Sen. Christine Tartaglione who holds office by virtue of her birth within a politically active family; State Sen. John Sabatina, son of a Philadelphia ward leader; and State Sen. Vincent Hughes, who has long complained about Philadelphia's underfunded schools. Now is Hughes' chance to fix that for future generations. He and the royal three should sign on to the bill and lobby for it with their colleagues.