Philadelphia School District
The PFT Fails Philly’s Students and Teachers
Who is standing up for good teachers and poor children in the School District of Philadelphia? If you guessed “the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers,” you’d […]
Philly Principals Are Hungry for Money
If you want to get a better idea of the financial squeeze Philly’s public schools operate under, just take a look at how some of […]
SRC’s Contract Move Isn’t About Shared Sacrifice — It’s Looting
Recently, I visited my brother-in-law at Radnor High School and was privileged to see him teach his ninth-grade English/civics class. When I walked in, his […]
Helen Gym and Bill Green Try to Find Common Ground (or Not) on Education in Philadelphia
He’s chairman of the School Reform Commission. She’s co-founder of Parents United for Public Education. They have very different ideas about how to run the […]
Court Won’t Let SRC Change Teachers’ Contract, Yet
A court on Monday halted the School Reform Commission’s act to tear up its contract with Philadelphia teachers and begin charging them for a portion […]
23 Best Signs From the Philadelphia Teachers’ Protest
Thousands of teachers jammed Broad Street before a meeting of the School Reform Commission late Thursday afternoon, protesting the SRC’s unilateral cancellation of teachers’ contracts […]
Students: School Reform Commission Member Told Us ‘You Belong in Jail’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq7jL0E8d-U Philadelphia School Reform Commission member Sylvia Simms lashed out at student protesters at a movie screening last night. As seen in the above video […]
Commonwealth Foundation to Demonstrate at Schools Protest
Update: Challenging the characterization of the event as a “counter-protest,” the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives confirmed it has hired a team to appear […]
School Boards, Elections, and Philadelphia’s Utterly Failed Democracy
Maybe democracy in Philadelphia isn’t working so well. That’s not a novel observation, I realize, but it takes on new urgency with the growing campaign […]
Crowdfunding Has Consequences
Over two weeks this past summer, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge poured millions of gallons of frigid water over people’s heads and millions of dollars […]
Philly Schools Shedding Students Faster Than Expected
Philadelphia officials expected there would be fewer students in public schools this fall — but even then they underestimated just how quickly the district would […]
9 Instagrams From the #StudentsforTeachers Protest
Loading View on Instagram This morning, some students at several Philadelphia public high schools went on strike to protest the cancellation of the teachers union […]
A California Ruling Is More Bad News For Philly Teachers
Being a Philadelphia school district teacher is not an easy job. And this past week it just got harder. Not only because of yesterday’s decision […]
What They’re Saying About the School Reform Commission
A day after the School Reform Commission abruptly and unilaterally ended its contract with the 15,000-member Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, there is still plenty being […]
SRC Unilaterally Cancels PFT Contract (With Updates)
See below for updates: The Inquirer reports that the School Reform Commission today unilaterally canceled its contract with the 15,000-member Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.