Barrio Ed PHL

Filadelfia part of @BarrioEdProj, seeks to connect local communities, and share info about education + other social issues, in PhLatino majority neighborhoods

[Barrio Ed PHL @BarrioEdPHL]

Our 2019 #BarrioEdProject summer institute begins today! #leadership #healing #transformation #youth #comunidad

[Kristen Graham @newskag]

Supporters of a pro-Palestinian #phled teacher who was removed from her classroom shut a school board meeting down. Story: https://t.co/Eb99KwJJtP

[Kristen Graham @newskag]

To address Philly's teacher diversity - and early-career teacher retention problems - a new analysis from a citywide talent coalition recommends a suite of fixes including boosting pay. Story, w/implications for #PHLed teachers in a contract year: https://t.co/mACGnN81Ew

[Kristen Graham @newskag]

Una Cutrone, #PHLed Academy at Palumbo debate co-captain: she's nationally competitive in debate, but b/c of district funding cuts, has to pay her own way to enter competitions/travel. "It’s challenging to represent a district that has stopped supporting me back."

[Kristen Graham @newskag]

Brandon Lin, #PHLed Academy at Palumbo robotics students: "Extracurricular activities are efficient and are necessary to helping students explore our interests and prepare for a fruitful career after HS. Please don't take it away from us."

[Kristen Graham @newskag]

Want to weigh in on #phled facilities planning? Meetings upcoming.

[Kristen Graham @newskag]

Fasaha Traylor, a #PHLed grandparent: removing Keziah Ridgeway has "grave implications...Keziah Ridgeway's suspension should be lifted and lifted today." Traylor, an author, believes Ridgeway should be lifted up the way Constance Clayton & Ruth Wright Hayre are.

[Kristen Graham @newskag]

Northeast HS student Sharmina Rahman: "It is a great issue for the students that our teacher Mrs. Ridgeway [has been removed from the classroom.]" #PHLed

[Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler @RepFiedler]

Around a decade ago, I both became a mom and had the chance to interview moms facing postpartum depression as a reporter.

I can now say that with the help of my amazing colleagues, we've passed a law to support the mental health of moms and babies across PA! 🎉👶

[Philly Power Research @ResearchPhilly]

Maybe the wildest thing we learned doing this research:
PHL Performing Arts Charter reported paying nearly **$3 million**/yr in mgmt fees to former CEO Angela Corosanite the past 2 years. That's seemingly on top of her $429,753 comp from their parent org String Theory Schools.

[Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler @RepFiedler]

Even if you don’t use mass transit systems, they benefit you! SEPTA keeps thousands of cars off the roads, reducing traffic and lowering our emissions. It's also an economic engine that puts thousands to work.

We must use the days we have left in session to fund public transit!

[@mooradley.bsky.social @MaddieLuebbert]

Love, respect, and solidarity to my brave fellow educators being targeted right now. Please support how you can.
✊🇵🇸

[@mooradley.bsky.social @MaddieLuebbert]

What a shame. This is a really bad sign for our public schools.

[Make the Road PA🦋 @MakeTheRoadPA]

Parents like Maria know their kids and our schools best. Billionaires with a financial stake in destroying public schools shouldn’t be driving public policy. #AllEyesOnYass #FundPAPublicSchools

https://t.co/P43Bct8uMO

[@mooradley.bsky.social @MaddieLuebbert]

If you have input about the type of leadership you want to see on the #PHLed Board of Education, submit here: https://t.co/khejBdNwsK

[@mooradley.bsky.social @MaddieLuebbert]

Philadelphians can submit public comment about what kind of representation they would like to see on the #PHLed BOE between now and May 1st, or they can register to speak at Tuesday's 5 pm public meeting here: https://t.co/0Yxm0bSnJ1

[Barrio Ed PHL @BarrioEdPHL]

A start

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Breaking: ED will automatically discharge $1.2 billion in loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers eligible for the shortened time to forgiveness benefit under @POTUS’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. https://t.co/iNk92YnaJo

[Billy Penn @billy_penn]

South Philly Barbacoa is hosting a grand opening later this week for its masa and corn co-op, Masa Cooperativa. They're expecting to open a retail store next year https://t.co/nyGIonbc3p

[Philadelphia Department of Streets @StreetsPhila]

Dear Philly, take a minute before you bin it! Know what goes in your recycling bin. Plastic and glass bottles, milk cartons, paper, cardboard boxes and metal / tin cans are acceptable in Philly. No plastic bags in the recycling and don't put your recycling inside a plastic bag.