Full Funding Friday #8 – Schedule
Here are the schools where rallies are planned for this Friday. We really appreciate all the people who have volunteered to come out and join with school staff, parents and students. As before, we will have flyers and other materials on hand. Times will be 7:45 am for elementary schools, 7:15 am for high schools.
Barry Promise Academy 5900 Race St.
Ben Franklin Elementary 5735 Rising Sun Ave.
Duckrey Elementary 1501 W. Diamond St.
Fitzpatrick Elementary 11061 Knights Rd.
Houston Elementary 7300 Rural Ln.
Ludlow Elementary 550 W. Master St.
South Phila. High School 2101 S. Broad St.
Overbrook High School 5898 Lancaster Ave.
PCAPS Says Use the $45 million To Restore Staff and Services at Neighborhood Schools
PCAPS coordinator Jihad Seifullah testifying in City Council today My name is Jihad Seifullah. I’m the Coalition Coordinator for PCAPS (Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools) and I’m here today to give testimony. For the last 7 weeks PCAPS has been around the city at more than 50 schools hearing from parents, teachers, and students. The over arching theme that we are hearing is th
YESTERDAY
Education Justice Discussion at Kol Tzedek
Claire Galpern, Ron Whitehorne, Kia Henton, Benny Ramos, (I don’t know the other kids’ name), and Jihad Seifullah Caption: On October 25th, Representatives from the PCAPS School Funding Task ForceFrom left to right: Claire Galpern, Ron Whitehorne, Kia Hinton, Benny Ramos, Naseem Dey, and Jihad Seifullah, Action United, and Youth United for Change participated in a panel discussion about the crisis
More pictures from Nightmare on Rittenhouse Square
Marching down 18th St. Mingling with the diners outside Parc Rittenhouse Youth United For Change trick or treating Fight for Philly On Message Hillary Blecker of Resource Generation PFT and TAG member Kristin Luebbert Kia Hinton, parent leader from Action United
PCAPS IN The News:
http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery/Philadelphia_Coalition_Advocating_for_public_schools_protest_tax_abatements.html?viewGallery=y
OCT 28
Short Changing Students: How the Ten Year Tax Abatement Underwrites Luxury Developments and Starves Schools
Read the report in pdf form here
PCAPS in the News: Full Funding Friday Press Coverage
Full Funding Friday Seven, with PCAPS, 10/25/13 CBS3, 10/25/13: http://ctv4.criticalmention.com/playerpage/player?shareid=158345&partnerToken=8a368b4941950e460141ffa3c1457374&clientId=0 NBC10, 10/25/13: http://ctv4.criticalmention.com/playerpage/player?shareid=158348&partnerToken=8a368b4941950e460141ffa3c1457374&clientId=0 CW Philly, 10/25/13: http://ctv4.criticalmention.com/player
Full Funding Friday #7
Last Friday seven schools across the city held rallies to inform parents and the public about the impact of budget cuts and to demand full funding for our schools.