The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers represents nearly 14,000 working education professionals. Nothing about us, without us. #PHLed#FundOurFacilities
#PHLed friends: We are winding down our engagement with this site. Please find us on Bluesky where we will keep advocating for a strong @PHLschools contract, more #PAbudget funding for public ed, and building worker power! ❤️💪🏽
Trump’s Project 2025 agenda promises to dismantle labor unions. But the labor movement knows how to fight back when anyone comes after our freedoms. We won’t be divided, and we won’t back down. https://t.co/SpSEhwopBX
Tim and I could not be more grateful for the support you all have shown us over the past few months.
Let's take everything we are feeling — our fear, our fatigue, our frustration — and use it as our fuel. Now more than ever, we cannot and will not give up this fight.
A meaningful admission by @PHLschools that we hope informs the current Facilities Planning Process. Students and communities need to come out better on the other side this time - period. https://t.co/0AaBmK2ivT #PHLed
“It was not worth the cost.... The students that were displaced … their performance declined. The students who were in schools where those displaced students were reassigned, their performance declined. Absences increased.” https://t.co/0AaBmK2ivT
SW Philly represent!! @PHLschools like Catharine offer stability & safety all young people deserve. Now that our most vulnerable children are facing new threats, we know educators are prepared to stand up to protect them - because they've got the power of a union 💪#PHLed
We're going to defend the @NLRB's decision to end captive audience meetings with everything we've got.
Workers deserve the freedom to choose union representation without fear or intimidation. This ruling is a game-changer for workplace justice.
https://t.co/WeZP0Se2wK
Post-Gazette management came to the table with a proposal unchanged since 2022. That’s NOT bargaining in good faith. The @PGHGuild is standing strong, fighting for what’s fair.
It’s time for the company to respect workers and follow the NLRB’s ruling.
https://t.co/LvFa0GU9AL
Yes—and*— that the PA legislature, writ large, is perfectly fine with abandoning its responsibilities to largely Black and brown school districts is abhorrent and was ruled unconstitutional in a court of law.
.@SenatorHughes was out in West Philly this week helping students learn about their college options. We talked admissions, financial aid, and scholarships. There are so many ways to make college a reality! #TheMoreYouKnow
Thank you, @SecCardona for joining us in celebrating School Psychologists this #SchoolPsychWeek! We are grateful for your leadership and the work you do at @usedgov to support mental health in schools. See the full video: https://t.co/cwRpx24kXB
Reminder: 57% of Nebraska voters repealed a DeVos voucher law last week.
65% of Kentucky voters stopped a voucher push cold.
Both states when hard for Donald Trump at the same time.
This isn’t left-right. It’s real parents knowing vouchers really won’t help them.
The argument against transparency from for-profit charter schools—like those in MI—is “schools will close!”
There’s no evidence that happens.
But what does happen is when the numbers don’t work for the business they close anyway—leaving kids to scramble.
https://t.co/Z4FjGyo26g
"The former board received advice on the transgender athlete ban, including a draft policy, from the Independence Law Center, a religious liberties law firm based in Harrisburg, according to emails obtained by the @CourierTimes."
🚨 PSA for PA SNAP recipients:
Scammers are sending fake texts saying your EBT card is deactivated and asking for info. DHS never asks for details via unsolicited texts or calls! Report any suspicious messages at 1-844-347-8477.
Stay alert, y’all ✊🏾
States that went to Trump stand to lose much more from his plan to abolish the Dept of Education. They receive more federal funds than blue states despite contributing fewer tax dollars.