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Racism and the underfunding of Philadelphia schools

Betsey Piette, of the Philadelphia branch of Workers World Party, gave this talk at the WWP national conference, held on…

November 24, 2014

Thousands in Philadelphia protest attack on public education

The battle of Philadelphia students and teachers has intensified in the wake of the shocking Oct. 6 School Reform Commission…

October 24, 2014

Youth shut down anti-union film

At an Oct. 15 public event, members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission screened the film “Won’t Back Down” before…

October 24, 2014

Stops cuts of teachers’ benefits in Philadelphia!

Judge Nina Wright Padilla of the Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary injunction Oct. 20 barring the School Reform…

October 21, 2014

Philadelphia’s public education nightmare

All five unelected members of the School Reform Commission voted to cancel the School District of Philadelphia’s contract with the…

October 16, 2014

Philadelphia protests denounce cutbacks in public education

Twice in one week, protests against severe underfunding of public schools took to the streets of Center City, Philadelphia.  On…

June 13, 2014

Philadelphia teachers’ seniority rights stripped away

After failing to settle a contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers for over nine months, on March 24 the…

April 18, 2014