In Which the Commonwealth Foundation Proves They’re Functionally Illiterate
By Colleen Kennedy Originally published on The P.H.L. Apparently the Commonwealth Foundation’s chief policy advisors only bother to read the…
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Daily Dec Roundup – Jan. 5th, 2015
Round 2 of new charter hearings gets underway on Monday, with more this month The Notebook – The…
Student, Near Graduating, Talks of Anguish at Closing of Walter D. Palmer Charter
Senior student X’Aria Elliott of Walter D. Palmer charter school heard rumors of the school’s imminent shuttering this past Sunday. “I…
Teacher Contract Cancellation Battle Headed to Commonwealth Court
By Dustin Slaughter The School Reform Commission is appealing yesterday’s permanent stay on cancelling teacher contracts made by Judge Nina…
As Talk of a General Strike Swirls, Teachers, Students, Parents Rally Against SRC’s Contract Cancellation
By Kenneth Lipp, Dustin Slaughter, and Bri Dinan Photos by Joshua Albert As many as 1,000 Philadelphia Federation of Teachers…
Update: Right-Wing Think Tank Behind Pay-to-Protest Scheme, Anti-PFT Campaign
By Dustin Slaughter Billy Penn confirmed this afternoon that a conservative, Harrisburg-based think tank called the Commonwealth Foundation is behind…
Next Governor Won’t Have Power to Abolish SRC – For Now
By Dustin Slaughter As it currently stands, the power to dismantle the School Reform Commission will remain with…the SRC. State…
“Guerilla” Marketing Firm Tapped to Counter-Protest Thursday’s SRC Demonstration in Forthcoming Anti-Union Campaign
By Dustin Slaughter A high-profile, New York City-based advertising firm has been tapped by a group called “PFT Fails” to…
Philadelphia Students Call for District-wide Strike Tomorrow
By Joshua Albert According to Philly in Focus, a district-wide student strike has been called for tomorrow. The call for…
Pro-Charter School Group Lands Advertisement Spot in VICE Documentary on Eating Dogs
By Joshua Albert I only caught the above image when, well, I wanted to watch a documentary about people…
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