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activism, board of education, coronavirus, kevin bethel, philadelphia student union, school safety

June 17 — 6:28 pm

General board hearing Thursday likely to focus on school officers and reopening plans

The Philadelphia Board of Education is holding an open public hearing Thursday afternoon, one of two that it is required

Dale Mezzacappa
psu

activism, elections, harrisburg, local elections

June 16 — 3:36 pm

State Rep. Roebuck, minority education chair, loses to progressive candidate

Longtime Pennsylvania State Rep. James Roebuck has lost to challenger Rick Krajewski in the Democratic primary to represent West Philadelphia’s

Neena Hagen

activism, black lives matter, commentary

June 15 — 10:40 am

A love letter to our Black Philly students

We are your Black women educators and counselors, your go-to people when life feels hard. We are here to remind

the Notebook
Commentary

activism, board of education, juvenile justice, mastery charter schools, philadelphia student union, school safety, school to prison pipeline

June 11 — 6:35 pm

Movement for police-free schools reaches Philadelphia

In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and subsequent law enforcement clashes with protesters, the move for “police-free schools” is

Dale Mezzacappa
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activism, black lives matter, coronavirus, online learning, protest

June 9 — 8:33 pm

In their virtual classrooms, students and teachers grapple with recent events

Dozens of cities in the United States erupted last week as protesters reacted to the killing of George Floyd, an

Neena Hagen

activism, black lives matter, board of education, protest, race, superintendent hite, teachers, trauma

June 1 — 7:27 pm

Hite calls for ‘difficult conversations’ in schools around systemic racism

UPDATED 6/2 with letter from Hite to staff and statement from Board of Education NEW UPDATE with comment from president

Dale Mezzacappa

activism, black lives matter, board of education, protest, race, racial equity, superintendent hite, teachers, the u school, trauma, violence, WE Caucus

May 31 — 8:39 pm

Educators face task of helping students cope with turmoil gripping city, nation

As school resumes this week after a distressing weekend when violence broke out in Philadelphia and elsewhere in response to

Dale Mezzacappa

activism, board of education, charter schools, charters, joyce wilkerson

April 30 — 9:10 pm

Lab Charter relocation to East Falls is approved

Despite considerable community opposition, the Board of Education on Thursday voted 5-4 to approve relocating the middle grades of Laboratory

Dale Mezzacappa

activism, community organizing, comprehensive planning, comprehensive planning process

March 10 — 12:59 pm

Sheppard supporters crowd CSPR forum to defend their school

Among the 21 schools discussed at the Comprehensive School Planning Review public forums, only one school community bucked the process

Bill Hangley Jr.

activism, commentary, facilities

February 3 — 10:08 am

Our City Our Schools coalition reflects on the fight for equity, justice in the 2010s

The Our City Our Schools (OCOS) coalition formed in 2016 with a goal of abolishing the School Reform Commission (SRC)

Kristen P. Goessling and Pep Marie
Commentary
march 28 our city our schools rally
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