Education coalition holds first of three forums to discuss school reform
by thenotebook on Oct 26 2012 Posted in Latest news
by Charlotte Pope
“We are in this together. This fight you are not fighting alone.”
These are the words Philadelphia Federation of Teachers member Denise Turner used to encourage a crowd of concerned parents, educators, and caregivers who attended a meeting Thursday held by the Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools (PCAPS).
PCAPS is an organization that consists of members of the PFT, Philadelphia Student Union (PSU), Youth United for Change (YUC), Action United, and American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The members gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center for the first of three forums designed as town hall meetings.The forums are intended to give community members a chance to participate in the discussion about the future of Philadelphia schools and what can be done to usher in reform that works.
Dawn Hawkins, a parent leader in Action United, shared her experiences in