This past Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf declared that the state’s effort to vaccinate a majority of school staff has been successful. Wolf announced that more than 112,500 teachers and school staff received…
Category: Education
Organizers hold march for #PhillySchoolsDeserve PILOTs
“The prioritization of wealth and profits over people is absolutely disgusting and dehumanizing,” said Christina Lee, Academy at Palumbo senior and youth organizer at VietLEAD. Lee was one of over 100…
Pennsylvania Department of Education to study the pandemic’s impact on schools
This past Saturday, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that Pennsylvania is one of seven states to be awarded a nearly $1 million federal grant that will go toward studying the impact…
Pennsylvania schools will provide free meals through the summer
Schools throughout Pennsylvania will be able to deliver free meals to children and their families this summer, according to an announcement by the United States Department of Agriculture on Thursday. The USDA…
Temple proposes more budget cuts, despite pushback from professors
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Temple University slashed its budget, anticipating a once-in-a-generation economic downturn. Now one year into the crisis, the university is proposing a second round of budget…
Gov. Wolf provides easy vaccine access for school staff
On Thursday, Gov. Wolf’s administration announced plans to provide vaccines to regional education authorities so that all public and non-public school staff can be vaccinated. The state plans to distribute a first…
Temple tentatively plans for students return
While COVID-19 perseveres, Temple University plans to do the same. On March 1, 2020, Temple University President Richard Englert announced plans for a fall semester “primarily in person”, with what Englert says…
Immigrant rights advocacy groups calls for Philadelphia School District to set clear ICE guidelines
Philadelphia is a sanctuary city – yes. But are educators in the school district equipped to deal with immigration enforcement officers? According to a recent study by a Latinx immigrant rights organization,…
Councilmembers and citizens call on wealthy nonprofits to pay fair share of taxes
Concerned citizens and advocates met with Philadelphia City Council members on Tuesday to demand wealthy nonprofits in the city, especially universities, pay their fair share of property taxes. Nonprofits don’t pay…
Pennsylvania schools given permission to postpone standardized tests
The Pennsylvania Department of Education will allow public schools throughout the state to postpone federally-mandated standardized testing until the fall, the department announced Saturday. Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Noe Ortega said concerns…