I was deeply moved in watching the final cut of “Revival from the Roots,” a listening tour Parents United did with Media Mobilizing Project and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. We wanted to hear from parents, staff and students who live the consequences of the policies we enact on our public schools. Here we touredContinue reading ““Revival from the Roots”: A listening tour of Philly Schools with Parents United and PFT’s Jerry Jordan”
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When Ed Reformers speak: “Schools shouldn’t have a right to exist”
The Philadelphia School Partnership was founded with a mission “to accelerate” the pace of education reform in Philadelphia and to raise $100 million to wield its agenda. So why has PSP in its short tenure here become such a polarizing institution? Hmm . . could it be the fact that they: Have prominent voucher advocates onContinue reading “When Ed Reformers speak: “Schools shouldn’t have a right to exist””
“These are not budget cuts. These are human rights abuses happening to children in our own city.”
The American Educational Research Association national meeting came to Philadelphia last weekend and Parents United members were featured at a number of events. Parents Robin Roberts, Tonayia Coffer and Tomika Anglin represented Parents United at a special Division K reception hosted by Drexel University at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Sabra Townsend joined a panel of speakersContinue reading ““These are not budget cuts. These are human rights abuses happening to children in our own city.””
Parents United statement in support of Steel Elementary School
Parents United for Public Education fully endorses the concerns of parents and community members of Steel Elementary School who are outraged over what is effectively an 8-day process to determine if Steel remains a neighborhood public school or not. More than 100 parents came out on April 8 to hear the District speak for the first time aboutContinue reading “Parents United statement in support of Steel Elementary School”
Robin Roberts on testing, killing the joy of learning on Radio Times
We are so proud of Parents United leadership member Robin Roberts, who was a voice of sanity on “Radio Times” yesterday morning. She talked about how tests don’t measure learning, how they stifle creativity, how much time they take up, and how little they do to assist schools that are struggling. Listen to the whole interview here,Continue reading “Robin Roberts on testing, killing the joy of learning on Radio Times”
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