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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Must watch video of the day: “They’re not just hurting people who lost their jobs. They’re hurting the kids.”
Parents at the former Wilson Elementary School in West Philadelphia have been protesting the un-monitored dangerous 1.2 mile walk to their new school, Lea Elementary. Despite bizarrely bloviated promises from the city’s Walk Safe Program – the directors said they would have 260 volunteers present daily for the 24 schools which closed last spring –Continue reading “Must watch video of the day: “They’re not just hurting people who lost their jobs. They’re hurting the kids.””
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