Parents United sends hundreds of complaints to PA Secty. of Education
Today, Parents United for Public Education and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia fed-exed 260 individual complaints to the PA Secretary of Education about program and curriculum deficiencies we believe to be in violation of the Pennsylvania code. We expect to mail another 100 claims at the end of this week. The complaints were collected in just two weeks time and is a bare indicator of the scope of harm happening to public school children in Philadelphia.
The documentation of the direct harm of irrational and arbitrary budget cuts demands immediate relief from the state and its agent, the SRC. Gov. Tom Corbett today sits on $45 million in federal funds designated for Philadelphia. It is unconscionable and we believe illegal for the governor to deny children the basic education outlined in the Pennsylvania state code and constitution.
Tomorrow, we will be unveiling an online complaint site where parents, students, staff, volunteers, and concerned Philadelphians can file complaints. The site was done with the assistance of Media Mobilizing Project. Numerous organizations citywide are supporting this effort to help families and others file formal
File an online complaint! www.myphillyschools.com
File an online complaint today at http://www.myphillyschools.com Today, Parents United for Public Education, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, and Media Mobilizing Project unveil a new website designed to take online complaints: www.myphillyschools.com MyPhillySchools.com will allow you to file a complaint from anywhere. The complaint will be sent directly to the Acting Secretary of Ed