(This press release was published by our attorneys at the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia. Read more about why we filed here. The full filing is published below.) Pa. Department of Ed. Establishes First-Ever Curriculum Complaints Process Pennsylvania parents have new pathway to ask the state to investigate curriculum deficiencies The Pennsylvania Department of EducationContinue reading “Parents United suit against PA Dept. of Education establishes a defined process to file & investigate complaints”
Category Archives: Press Releases
Our statement: We support the right to opt out
This statement is in response to news that the School District of Philadelphia may begin disciplinary action toward teachers who had informed parents of their opt out rights around high stakes testing. The District move follows this City Paper article announcing that 17% of students at Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences refused to takeContinue reading “Our statement: We support the right to opt out”
Statement: Students deserve an apology – not insults
Last month the School District of Philadelphia hosted a screening of the controversial film “Won’t Back Down” (read Helen Gym’s review of the movie here) shortly after the School Reform Commission took unprecedented action to revoke the teachers’ contract. Students conducted a protest of the film screening. It went downhill from there. According to this video,Continue reading “Statement: Students deserve an apology – not insults”
A Willful, Consistent, and Pervasive Underfunding of Our Public Schools
Statement in Support of the Lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s Governor, General Assembly, and Department of Education for the Willful, Consistent and Pervasive Underfunding of Public Education Parents United for Public Education fully supports the lawsuit filed today in Commonwealth Court challenging Pennsylvania’s system for financing public education. We applaud the individual students, families, and organizationalContinue reading “A Willful, Consistent, and Pervasive Underfunding of Our Public Schools”
Gerald Wright: The SRC has gone too far
On October 15, parents across the city gathered at 440 to decry the SRC’s decision earlier this month to throw out the teachers’ contract. Parents United for Public Education joined with Action United and PCAPs to organize the rally because we believe that a strong school district works in partnership with its labor force, notContinue reading “Gerald Wright: The SRC has gone too far”
Parents United for Public Education 