Parents United for Public Education statement on delaying the budget vote Last night Superintendent William Hite and the School Reform Commission made a bold move and decided not to pass a devastating school budget until requested revenues are received. In doing so, they put the pressure where it belongs: on our elected officials at theContinue reading “The Only Bold Choice: Parents United statement on delaying the budget vote”
Category Archives: District Budget
TODAY! To do list for our day of action targeting City Council
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”
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””
“Revival from the Roots”: A listening tour of Philly Schools with Parents United and PFT’s Jerry Jordan
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”
Sadie Sprague-Lott: Students hurt when District rolls over on college support
As my 11th grade year is coming to a close the constant question of where I am looking at colleges and what I am thinking of doing after high school seems to some how make its way into every conversation. This is also been a constant question in my mind as well. I justContinue reading “Sadie Sprague-Lott: Students hurt when District rolls over on college support”
Parents United for Public Education 