I am proud that @GdubEagles 9th Grade Academy made student joy and relationships key to incoming 9th graders' transition to high school. We are extremly happy to have seen the positive results of that approach last year! #SDPbelieve#PHLed@PHLschools@watlington_sr
Dr. Watlington talks about the life-changing power of public education and the role of great teachers & school leaders during his opening address at the District's Leadership Convening. #PHLed
Secretary Kathy Boockvar announced today that the PA Department of State will provide funding for postage so all eligible voters can return their mail-in and absentee ballots at no cost to the voter for the 2020 general election. https://t.co/xzCSolma9e
#votesPA#ReadyToVotePA
E’ry history textbook company should be using people like @AfricanaCarr, Dana King, @MuhammadTeach@Teacherishx etc to vet/extract the lies & insert truths. State & school superintendents should ask to see who the writers are and REFUSE to order from those who refuse to comply
New: In a letter to his fellow Philadelphia ward leaders this morning, Brian Eddis called for Philly Democratic Party leader Bob Brady to resign. Among other things, it criticizes him over “leadership roles & office staff you have hand-picked which all happen to be white males.”
“America has a long way to go to live up to its supposed values,” organizers Yaasiyn Muhammad said. “White supremacy is baked into the culture of this land.”
Demands from protesters at the Art Museum include:
- reduce PPD budget by at least 10% and reallocate to community orgs
- increase funding to improve trauma informed healthcare
- Krasner drop all charges against protesters + Outlaw resign after “gassing of the peaceful”
@HomeDepot White female manager just threatened to call Neshaminy police on me (a Black man) 3 times, because I demanded decent customer service in the face of her poor customer service. Is this what you stand for?
@CMcGeeIII @justmaybechris @Teacherishx@mr_saltz You know I'm for this. In conversations now about updates to the Black history curriculum, this will definitely be a part of the convo and any updates.