Today City Council will introduce legislation that will devote 100% of sales tax proceeds to the schools in year one, 75% in year two and 50% for the remaining years. City Council will also push for cigarette tax passage in Harrisburg. Sound familiar? Sure! Because that was supposed to be LAST YEAR’s plan for schoolContinue reading “TODAY! To do list for our day of action targeting City Council”
Author Archives: Parents United
Statement: Improving voting procedures for 2014 Renaissance process
Parents United for Public Education Suggestions to improve Renaissance Process voting procedures May 5, 2014 Parents United for Public Education has raised serious concerns about the overall Renaissance charter effort. Nevertheless, we supported the District’s decision this year to permit parents to vote on whether their schools should be taken over by charter operators. WeContinue reading “Statement: Improving voting procedures for 2014 Renaissance process”
Steel parents win decisive vote to keep school public
On May 1, 176 parents at Steel Elementary School – the last public school in Nicetown – voted on whether to remain a District public school or be turned over to the city’s largest charter operator, Mastery Charter Network. More than 70 percent of parents – 121 vs. 55 – voted to keep theContinue reading “Steel parents win decisive vote to keep school public”
Steel parents file grievance against SAC charter vote
Update: A second Steel School Advisory Council member filed a complaint with the charter office, but the complaint was allegedly dismissed because it came after the 8 a.m. deadline. The SAC member Giavoni Gethers forwarded her complaint, a serious one, which is posted below. Yesterday almost 200 families voted in the first ever parent vote aboutContinue reading “Steel parents file grievance against SAC charter vote”
Parents facing a charter takeover vow to stay “Steel Strong”
On April 1, the School District of Philadelphia announced that its Renaissance-chosen charter operators Mastery Charter Network and ASPIRA, Inc. would be matched with Steel and Munoz-Marin Elementary schools located within these charter provider’s feeder pattern. Parents had less than one month before a school-wide vote on this process. The charter process has not been particularlyContinue reading “Parents facing a charter takeover vow to stay “Steel Strong””
Parents United for Public Education 