In anticipation of tomorrow’s announcement of dozens of school closings, Parents United for Public Education posted this statement. We will be attending the PCAPS rally at the School District, 440 N. Broad Street, tomorrow at 4 p.m. The District will announce the school closings list at a 2 p.m. press conference. Parents United statement onContinue reading “Statement on pending school closings”
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Why we filed with the Ethics Board: The public deserves to know what’s happening here
Yesterday, Parents United for Public Education, the Philadelphia Home and School Council and the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP filed a complaint with the City Ethics Board requesting an investigation into whether the Boston Consulting Group, private donors, and the William Penn Foundation acted as lobbyists and principals to influence policy in the School DistrictContinue reading “Why we filed with the Ethics Board: The public deserves to know what’s happening here”
Must watch video: When private interests dictate public policy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5WffLmRBNY&feature=youtu.be Sabrina Stevens, AKA Teacher Sabrina, crashes a meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) which has promoted controversial laws nationwide like Parent Trigger and Stand Your Ground. What she says next speaks exactly to a host of situations in Philadelphia including the Boston Consulting Group: “I see a a majority of private sectorContinue reading “Must watch video: When private interests dictate public policy”
The new “philanthropy”: private agendas vs. public interest
Jeremy Nowak is out as president of the William Penn Foundation. In light of his abrupt departure, deeper questions emerge about the role the foundation played under his tenure. For months, Parents United for Public Education has raised questions about the Foundation’s role in funding and directing the work of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). TwoContinue reading “The new “philanthropy”: private agendas vs. public interest”
Parents United’s City Council testimony on BCG
On Monday, Nov. 26th City Council hosted an education committee hearing on the Boston Consulting Group. Parents United co-founders Helen Gym, Gerald Wright and Cecelia Thompson waited four hours to testify and finally left around 5 p.m. with 15 people still on the schedule before us. Needless to say we were very disappointed that parentsContinue reading “Parents United’s City Council testimony on BCG”
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