City Council Hears Proposal To Increase Liquor-By-The-Drink Tax (Video) – CBS Philly – June 12, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Inside City Council Chambers, parents and education advocates continued to urge City Council members to find a solution to the school…
Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Says Doomsday Budget Forcing Catastrophic Layoffs – The Seattle PI – June 12, 2013
Philadelphia’s schools superintendent has called the massive layoffs forced by the district’s financial crisis “nothing less than catastrophic.” Last week, the district announced that…
Philadelphia Schools To Become Glorified Day-Cares As Nearly 4,000 Jobs Cut in Doomsday Plan – RT – June 12, 2013
The Philadelphia school system announced that nearly 4,000 district employees will be laid off on July 1 thanks so a so-called “doomsday” budget that…
Philly School Students Urge Philadelphia City Council To Pass Drink Tax
Download PDF Great Visuals: City Council Will Be Given Letters Written by Students Telling Council Members to Support Liquor Tax What: Hundreds of education…
Mothers Head To Harrisburg To Fight For Their Children’s Education
Download PDF Great Visuals as Mothers Deliver and Children Read From Thousands of Letters from Philadelphia School Children What: Mothers converge on the Pennsylvania…
Pressure Builds As New School Budget Cuts Loom – Philadelphia Tribune – June 11, 2013
With a second round of layoffs looming for Philadelphia public schools, parents, students and other supporters will intensify pressure on City Council and state…
With Cuts Looming, Students Hold Final Performance (Bregy)
MEDIA ALERT WITH CUTS LOOMING, STUDENTS HOLD FINAL PERFORMANCE Download PDF WHAT: Students from Bregy Elementary school will hold their final performance of “The…
Checking In On GroundSwell: A Shift To Public Education Advocacy – Generocity – June 10, 2013
Superhero capes were presented to Councilmen Curtis Jones and Wilson Goode Jr. for their support of enhanced funding for both public and arts education.…
Philly School Students Send A Clear Message to City Council
Download PDF Great Visuals: Thousands of letters written by students to be presented at council meeting (PHILADELPHIA) June 10th, 2013 – Mothers plan to…
More Than 3,700 School Employees Are Being Laid Off – The Philadelphia Inquirer – June 9, 2013
Philadelphia Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. announced Friday that the School District had begun mailing layoff notices to 3,783 employees, informing them they will…