There’s plenty of dreadful news going around these days – no question – but today for a few hours, we’ll be celebrating our own feel-good story of summer, the Taney Dragons: Philly’s first Little League team to win the state championship and who will be on ESPN live today at 11 a.m. to vie forContinue reading “Philly’s own Taney Dragons are THE feel-good story of summer!”
Author Archives: Parents United
Sabotaging our children and our schools
This afternoon, the House GOP leadership announced that it would not return to Harrisburg to vote on a proposed cigarette tax bill that had been delayed in the state Senate. The failure to pass the bill means Philadelphia schools are more than $83 million short of last year’s inadequate funding. This is Parents United’s statementContinue reading “Sabotaging our children and our schools”
A Unified Victory for Philadelphia’s Schools
Parents United for Public Education praises the work of public education advocates, parents, teachers, students, members of the Philadelphia delegation, Mayor Michael Nutter, and countless Philadelphians who called, wrote letters, made legislative visits, and even sat in at the state capitol to win the passage of HB 1177. This was a unified victory for PhiladelphiaContinue reading “A Unified Victory for Philadelphia’s Schools”
Parents United urges SRC not to take action on “devastating” budget options
As of this writing, Harrisburg legislators have not yet passed a formal budget for the Commonwealth. Currently the Senate and House are reportedly close to approving a budget that would strip tens of millions from the Governor’s (inadequate) and proposed budget for schools. This would mean Philadelphia could stare down a budget gap of aroundContinue reading “Parents United urges SRC not to take action on “devastating” budget options”
Update from Harrisburg: “Ain’t gonna let nobody turn us around”
Yesterday, Parents United joined with sister groups across the state and our partners PCAPs, Fight for Philly and Action United to begin an “as long as it takes” sit-in of the governor’s office until the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passes a responsible budget for our schools. The timing couldn’t be more important. On Wednesday, theContinue reading “Update from Harrisburg: “Ain’t gonna let nobody turn us around””
Parents United for Public Education 