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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Notes from the Field « City School Stories

Notes from the Field « City School Stories

Notes from the Field

“We will NOT be intimidated!”

Rally for Public Education: Friday, February 25

4:00pm

440 N. Broad St.

For more information: www.tagphilly.org rally4phillypublicschools@gmail.com

The second round of the Ackerman Renaissance School Reform Plan is stirring up concern and controversy in the Philadelphia education community.

Student protesters have conducted peaceful demonstrations in order to express their concerns regarding plans to turn their schools into either charter schools or Promise Academies.

Parents and teachers are expressing their anger over not being given an authentic seat at the school reform