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Is your child's class overcrowded? Missing a guidance counselor, art classes, or sufficient books and supplies? File a formal complaint with the state department of education. Learn more in our Complaints tab above under "What's New?" Click on the image to file a complaint.

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2013: Parents on the move!

Read about our amazing year of parent activism from school closings to the Doomsday budget. We said the eyes of the world should be on Philly. Here's how we did it.

Watch! Revival from the Roots video series

Check out our latest partnership with Media Mobilizing Project - a video tour of Philadelphia schools with parents, staff and students. Real voices. Real stories. Our schools.

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Philadelphia Magazine profiled Parents United's Helen Gym in its January 2014 issue: "relentless, whip-smart, meticulously prepared, and utterly fearless." (Photo: Colin Lenton)

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