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Stand in solidarity with Philadelphia teachers and students

Teachers are standing in solidarity wearing red to show their non-support for the School District of Philadelphia’s plan to dismantle its...

LEARN 2012 Education Conference - Advocacy and Reform

On Saturday, March 31, the University of Pennsylvania Law School hosted the LEARN 2012 Education Conference (the Leaders in Education Advocacy and...

Education and State of the Union address

Tonight, at 8 pm, President Obama will take the podium at the White House to give his last State of the Union address before the upcoming elections...

The year ahead: Philadelphia School District

School districts should always be about test scores and student achievements. In 2012, these things won’t be front page news for the...

School vouchers, part two: turning the tables on the public school system

Once former-superintendent of Washington, D.C.’s public schools Michelle Rhee got fired from her job she decided to advocate for the school...

Corporate, politics and charter schools: Is it really for the children?

This question was proposed because of the realities of what is happening in our urban center regarding education and all these “benevolent...

The Truth behind Finland and Philadelphia

The current atmosphere in the United States is one of demoralization and anger in the realm of public education. The Pennsylvania state budget does...