Correction: The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers were added to the list (PCAPS and Caucus of Working Educators) of organizations helping to organize Steel – Munoz families to vote against the charter school conversions in 2014. […]
The School District of Philadelphia is about to witness a process that can bring major changes to the city’s public education system. These changes will not come from the General Assembly in Harrisburg, City Hall or the School Reform […]
Shortly before second period ended, a handful of student organizers and supporters gathered outside Allen High School waiting to see how many students would respond to the call to walk out of classes and march […]
Last week, State Representative Martina White introduced House Bill 1538, a bill that would protect the names of police officers involved in officer related shootings until an investigation is complete, standing alongside Philadelphia Fraternal Order of […]
Allentown students showed up in large numbers at last night’s school board meeting to demand sweeping changes in the district. Carrying signs saying “Listen to the Kids,” “Youth Matters,” “Bring Back Programs,” and “I Want a […]
Since the beginning of September I have been reporting on students in the Allentown School District who are planning to walk out of classes on Monday, September 28th unless their demands are met by the […]
Earlier today, State Representative Leslie Acosta had her microphone cut off during a House State Government Committee hearing on a bill that would make English the official language of Pennsylvania. The disruption occurred early in […]
Instead of watching their schools die a slow death by defunding and neglect, a group of Allentown students is taking their education to the streets during the week of September 28 – October 2. In […]
Dissent is brewing within the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and the Caucus of Working Educators are about to launch a campaign within their union that has brought changes witnessed in teacher unions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, […]
As I reported last week, students in the Allentown School District are organizing in the face of what they see as an administration and a state legislature that just doesn’t care about their education or their […]