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Press Highlights:

• For Philly's new school board: Lessons from the SRC's 17 years - Philadelphia Inquirer (7/1/18)
• Family calls for boycott of Cinemark theaters after West Philly altercation - WHYY (6/30/18)
• Philly Movie Theater Calls Police, Separates Parents From Kids - NBC Philadelphia (6/30/18)
• Family rallies outside Cinemark, calls for manager's resignation - Philadelphia Tribune (6/30/18)
• Black family protests police response at West Philly movie theater - Philadelphia Inquirer (6/29/18)
• How to Deter Frivolous 9-1-1 Calls on Black People - Apple News (6/29/18)
• Cinemark fallout: Black family calls for changes; rally planned - Philadelphia Tribune (6/29/18)
• Family in Viral Cinemark Incident Disputes Chain’s Account, Plans Rally - Philly Mag (6/28/18)
• Black couple: Theater called cops on them for getting kids - Associated Press (6/27/18)
• 'Your futures don't matter.' That's the message Philly kids get when schools aren't well-funded | Opinion - Philadelphia Inquirer (6/11/18)
• Cookbooks, comics, and capitalism: Book clubs for every reader - WHYY (6/6/18)
• Council comes up with a city budget that won't increase Philly property taxes - Philadelphia Inquirer (6/5/18)
• In one Philly neighborhood, critics ask: Is gentrification closing our high school? - Philadelphia Inquirer (6/4/18)
• Philly property-tax abatement comes under scrutiny as Council weighs how to fund schools - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/25/18)
• There is money to fix our schools. Here is where to find it | Opinion - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/17/18)
• For schools, activists want PILOTs and end to abatements, not property tax hike - The Notebook (5/8/18)
• Activists swarm City Council meeting to demand money for schools - KYW (5/8/18)
• Black Lives Matter Week of Action, born in Philly, goes national - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/6/18)
• To See How Black History Month is Evolving, Go to School - The Progressive (2/6/18)
• After Super Bowl protests, Black Lives Matter supporters turn their focus to schools - Mic (2/5/18)
• Black Lives Matter Week Holds Meaning For School - NBC4 (2/5/18)
• Maryland County Passes a Black Lives Matter Week of Action for All Its Schools - The Root (2/3/18)
• Black Lives Matter Week of Action Coming to a School Near You - The Real News Network (2/2/18)
• Philly's white teachers should join nationwide Black Lives Matter Week of Action | Opinion - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/2/18)
• Caucus of Working Educators prepares for second annual Black Lives Matter week - Public School Notebook (2/2/18)
• Why a high school that's just 5% black is raising the Black Lives Matter flag - CNN (2/2/18)
• We Want a Union That Believes Black Lives Matter - MORE Caucus (2/2/18)
• Making Black lives matter at school - Socialist Worker (2/1/18)
• Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action - Zinn Education Project (2/1/18)
• #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool is a National Uprising for Racial Justice - The Progressive  (2/1/18)
• Prince George's Co. School Board votes in favor of 'Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools' - FOX5 (2/1/18)
• CTU Endorses Black Lives Matter At Schools Week - CTU (1/30/18)
• A 21st Century Civil Rights Moment - In the Thick (1/30/18)
• NJEA joins call for Black Lives Matter at School Week, Feb. 5-11 - NJEA (1/29/18)
• Some members of the 'People's School Board Slate' air their views - Public School Notebook (1/24/18)
• Black male educators make up 31 percent of Bethune Elementary staff- Philadelphia Tribune (1/24/18)
• Summer Reading Series Aims To ‘Make Change In Philadelphia’ - CBS Philly (6/9/17)
• School Reform Commission still a destructive agency - Philadelphia Daily News (6/8/17)
• George Bezanis speaks with Solomon Jones about Alleged Philadelphia Board of Ethics Violation - WURD 900AM (6/6/17)
• A Philly teacher's stunts draw interest from the Board of Ethics - Philadelphia Inquirer (6/5/17)
• Philly Teachers Call Off Work In Bottom-Up Campaign - LaborNotes (5/24/17)
• Hite decides not to punish teachers who protested on May 1 - Public School Notebook (5/22/17)
• Advocates push Philly schools to move faster on immigration training - Newsworks (5/19/17)
• Threat to dock pay raises teachers' ire and triggers wave of calls, emails and tweets - Public School Notebook (5/18/17)
• Pay could be docked for some Philly teachers who protested lack of contract - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/12/17)
• Ismael Jimenez, Teacher of Courage and Conscience Award - Villanova University (5/9/17)
• How Black Lives Matter Came to Philadelphia's Schools - LaborNotes (5/8/17)
• Viewpoints: Students need stability and our teachers deserve contract - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/3/17)
• Philly activists join forces on May Day – Philadelphia Metro (5/2/17)
• Outgoing Philly teachers cite frozen wages as reason for quitting – Newsworks (5/2/17)
• Teachers, other groups march for May Day in Pennsylvania – Associated Press (5/1/17)
• 1,000 Philly teachers call out to protest lack of contract - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/1/17)
• A May Day of protests, disruptions in Philadelphia - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/1/17)
• May Day Strikes Hit Cities Around The Country – Huffington Post (5/1/17)
• Philly teachers rally for fair contract, better wages – Philadelphia Tribune (5/1/17)
• Thousands support "A Day without Immigrants" March in Philadelphia - Al Dia (5/1/17)
• Local teachers ask, "How much am I worth?" - Al Dia (5/1/17)
• Teachers protest lack of contract; more than 1,000 out today – Public School Notebook (5/1/17)
• Teachers rally over 'longest fight in the history of the PFT' - Public School Notebook (5/1/17)
• 1,000 Philly Teachers Called out to Protest Today – Philly Magazine (5/1/17)
• Thousands rally in Philly for immigration, workers' rights – Philadelphia Inquirer (5/1/17)
• Hundreds of Philadelphia teachers stage 'Day of Action' protest – 6ABC News (5/1/17)
• Philadelphia teachers out of classrooms, rallying on Monday – FOX29 News (5/1/17)
• Philly Teachers Protest Working Without Contract – CBS Philly (5/1/17)
• Philadelphia Public School Teacher Demonstration – NBC 10 (5/1/17)
• Anti-Trump protests planned for International Workers' Day - NewsWorks (5/1/17)
• Philadelphia teachers planning a rally on Monday - FOX 29 Philadelphia (4/30/17)
• Philadelphia teachers plan protest on Monday - 6ABC Philadelphia (4/30/17)
• Contractless for four years, Philadelphia teachers plan action Monday - Philadelphia Inquirer (4/30/17)
• May Day will be busy: Teachers organize day of advocacy, SRC to vote on charter renewals - Public School Notebook (4/30/17)
• These teachers haven't gotten raises in 4 years. So they took over the NFL Draft. - Upworthy (4/28/17)
• Philly Teachers Fly Banner Over NFL Draft Shaming City for Contract Impasse - NBC 10 (4/27/17)
• Advocates seek ban on suspensions of young students - Public School Notebook (4/27/17)
• SRC approves alternative school contracts, hears pleas to save a charter - Public School Notebook (4/27/17)
• Stop suspending elementary-age pupils, advocates ask Philly schools - Philadelphia Inquirer (4/27/17)
• Who’s Next Education: 14 people leading the charge in Philadelphia schools - (4/25/17)
• Educator takes no-contract issue to skies - The Philadelphia Tribune (4/25/17)
• Philly teacher wants union contract dispute to get full airing during NFLdraft - Philadelphia Metro (4/19/17)
• Power remembers MLK with march - The Philadelphia Tribune (4/6/17)
• District plans to overhaul Eat. Right. Now. program - Public School Notebook (3/24/17)
• 'Underpaid, Underappreciated': Teachers Whose Schools Shut Down For the Women's Strike Respond to Criticism - Jezebel (3/9/17)
• Teachers seeking to meet with city officials stopped repeatedly at City Hall - Public School Notebook (3/8/17)
• Some Philly women striking Wednesday; most teachers at two schools call out - Philadelphia Inquirer (3/8/17)
• Amy Roat on the The Dom Giordano Show on "Day Without Women" - CBS Philly (3/8/17)
• Some Philly teachers plan a Wednesday strike - Philadelphia Inquirer (3/7/17)
• Female teachers at SLA plan absence for 'A Day Without a Woman' - Public School Notebook (3/7/17)
• Commentary: Philly's underfunded schools, undervalued teachers - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/27/17)
• Community action meeting draws hundreds - Public School Notebook (2/24/17)
• Educator-Led Black Lives Matter Action Week sweeps through Philly schools - NEA EdJustice (2/8/17)
• Lessons on Black Lives Matter - Newsworks (2/2/17)
• Letters: Black Lives Week matters for Philly students - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/2/17)
• Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins is committed to teaching others about Black Lives Matter - The Undefeated ESPN (1/30/17)
• It's time Black Lives Matter was Taught in Schools - UK Channel 4 News (1/29/17)
• Local Instructors Wrap Up Black Lives Matter Week Of Action - CBS Philly (1/28/17)
• Teachers and students embrace Black Lives Matter Week in city schools - Public School Notebook (1/27/17)
• A week of inspiring discussion about Black Lives Matter in Philly schools - Building Channels for Change (1/27/17)
• How to turn these huge Philly protest marches into action - BillyPenn (1/27/17)
• Black Lives Matter week 'an affirmation' for students, Phila. teachers say - Philadelphia Inquirer (1/26/17)
• Philadelphia teachers' Black Lives Matter week stirs inspiration amid controversy - Newsworks (1/26/17)
• Letters: Teach about Black Lives Matter - Philadelphia Inquirer (1/26/17)
• Philadelphia Teachers Organize 'Black Lives Matter Week' - teleSUR (1/26/17)
• Dan Symonds | The Dom Giordano Program - CBS Philly (1/25/17)
• Hundreds turn out to ask for better services for immigrant students in Philly schools - Philadelphia Inquirer (1/25/17)
• Local educators kick off Black Lives Matter week - The Philadelphia Tribune (1/24/17)
• Philly Educators Launch Black Lives Matter At School Week - I am an Educator (1/23/17)
• Philly Teachers’ Black Lives Matter Curriculum Drawing Support, Scorn - Philadelphia Magazine (1/23/17)
• Interview with Ismael Jimenez on Black Live Matter Week of Action - WURD 900AM (1/23/17)
• We Gotta Do Something About Those Radical Black Lives Matter Folks! - Philly's 7th Ward (1/23/17)
• Philadelphia teachers plan 'Black Lives Matter week': Does BLM belong in the classroom? - Christian Science Monitor (1/22/17)
• Philly teachers plan Black Lives Matter week - not all are happy - Philadelphia Inquirer (1/22/17)
• Backlash Over Philadelphia Teachers’ Plan for ‘Black Lives Matter’ Week in Classrooms - Heat Street (1/22/17)
• Students, parents voice concerns at SRC meeting - The Philadelphia Tribune (1/21/17)
• Day before Trump takes office, immigration takes center stage at SRC - Newsworks (1/20/17)
• On eve of Trump inauguration, students ask SRC for broad protections - Philadelphia Inquirer (1/20/17)
• Philly students speak out for safe schools - PhillyWeRise (1/20/17)
• Black Lives Matter week of action comes to Philly schools - Public School Notebook (1/19/17)
• Philadelphia teachers encouraging week of lessons on Black Lives Matter Movement - New York Daily News (1/14/17)
• Philly Teachers Plan A Full Week Of Black Lives Matter Lessons - The Daily Caller (1/14/17)
• Philadelphia Teachers Plan Black Lives Matter Week of Action - NBC 10 (1/13/17)
• Teachers in Philadelphia plan a Black Lives Matter week - Fox US News (1/13/17)
• Teachers in Philadelphia plan a Black Lives Matter week - Associated Press (1/13/17)
• Teachers in Philadelphia Plan a Black Lives Matter Week - ABC News (1/13/17)
• "Black Lives Matter Week" Set to Begin January 23rd - Fox 29 News (1/13/17)
• Philly Teachers Plan Week Of Lessons About Black Lives Matter - CBS Philly (1/13/17)
• Teachers Group Encourage Educators To Participate In The ‘Black Lives Matter Week Of Action’ - CBS Philly (1/11/17)
• Teachers group bringing ‘Black Lives Matter Week of Action’ to Philadelphia schools - The College Fix (1/11/17)
• Black Lives Matter Week of Action - The Movement for Black Lives (1/17)
• What's Your Story? Student identity on the walls in Philly - Rethinking Schools (Winter 2016-17)
• Burning questions on Philly schools - Philadelphia Inquirer (12/16/16)
• Local educators call on Hite to declare the District a ‘sanctuary campus’ - The Public School Notebook (12/5/16)
• Teachers hold workshop to discuss education in a Trump administration - The Public School Notebook (12/1/16)
• Philadelphia Service Industry Workers Rally for Higher Minimum Wage - NBC 10 (11/29/16)
• Fight For $15 Protest - CBS Philly (11/29/16)
• Thirteen arrested at $15 minimum way rally in Center City - Metro Philly (11/29/16)
• Demonstrators go inside McDonald's, tell workers to go on strike right now - Newsworks (11/29/16)
• A lesson in social justice - The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (11/7/16)
• Finding common ground against Common Core - City & State Pennsylvania (10/27/16)
• Ignite Philly 18: Larissa Pahomov - Why I've Taught in Philly for a Decade - Ignite Philly (10/21/16)
• Who Should Oversee Philly Schools? - NBC 10 (10/14/16)
• As protesters urge the SRC to disband, vote on ASPIRA charters postponed again - Newsworks (10/14/16)
• “Blue Ribbon” Letter to the Daily News - Learn/Teach (10/11/16)
• At Philadelphia Labor Day parade, federal and state investigations loom large - Newsworks (9/5/16)
• Philly Pre-K contracts divide school officials, union members - City & State Pennsylvania (9/2/16)
• Black Teachers Matter - Mother Jones (Sept/Oct 2016)
• Convention wisdom: What about Philly schools and teachers? - Philadelphia Inquirer (7/27/16)
• For Teachers' Unions, Tensions Simmer Over Direction of Democrats' Ed. Policies - Education Week (7/27/16)
• Have Obama’s education policies weakened the Democratic Party? - The Hechinger Report (7/26/16)
• Tacos de barbacoa en Filadelfia contra las deportaciones - Politica (7/25/16)
• What’s Your Teacher Doing For Summer Vacation? - The Philadelphia Citizen (7/12/16)
• Teachers for Teachers - The Philadelphia Citizen (6/15/16)
• Cuts mean no paper, rodents in classrooms - The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (6/13/16)
• Beyond Opt Out: A Broader Challenge to Corporate School Reform - Monthly Review (June 2016)
• Commentary: 1,000 days and still no contract for city teachers - Daily News (5/27/16)
• What's next for the WE caucus? - The Public School Notebook (5/16/16)
• Commentary: Funding pre-K doesn't solve problem of underfunded schools - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/4/16)
• Race and the Standardized Testing Wars - New York Time (4/23/16)
• The Whitewashing Of The Opt-Out Movement - Think Progress (4/11/16)
• Myth Making in Public Education - East Falls Local (4/10/16)
• Opt-out movement aims to lure more African-American, Latino parents - Politico (4/4/16)
• SRC pits 'my babies' against the needs of all Philadelphia students - Newsworks (3/28/16)
• WE lost the election, but won in other ways - Philadelphia Public School Notebook (3/25/16)
• On Unions and Gyms: A Teacher Works to Make Her Union Stronger - Education Week (3/22/16)
• Education philosophies clash at packed Philly SRC meeting - Newsworks (3/18/16)
• Schools Added to Turn Around List - NBC 10 (3/10/16)
• As protests rise over high-stakes tests, more students likely to opt out - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/28/16)
• Philly Union Election Results - EdNotes Online (2/25/16)
• PFT Elections Results: Collective Bargaining Team Holds on to Power - Raging Chicken Press (2/24/16)
• Incumbents prevail in internal Philly teachers union election - Newsworks (2/24/16)
• Jerry Jordan easily wins new term as PFT head - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/24/16)
• Educators challenging union leadership - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/22/16)
• Hearing paints grim picture of city schools - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/19/16)

• The SRC May Be Sizing Up Your Neighborhood School Right Now - Philadelphia Magazine (2/16/16)

• And what about a "progressive" teacher union movement? - ProgressED Blog (2/4/16)

• The strength of a union lies with its members, not its president, staff, and legal team - The Public School Notebook (2/1/16)

• The testing opt-out movement is growing, despite government efforts to kill it - Washington Post (1/31/16)

• 'Working educators' caucus challenges status quo in Philadelphia teachers union - Newsworks (1/29/16)

• Philly Teachers Go for It - Truthout (1/29/16)

• “These tests will go.”:  The Opt Out Movement in Urban Philadelphia - Have you Heard (1/27/16)

• Taking a stand - Star News (1/27/16)

• “11,000 smart, committed teachers can change the world”: A group of working Philadelphia teachers is looking to upset the status quo of the teachers union - Salon.com (1/24/16)

• A Model of Unionization We Can No Longer Afford: Philly Teachers to Decide Future - Raging Chicken Press (1/21/16)

• Philly Teachers Go For It - Labor Notes (1/21/16)

• Amy Roat talks Union Elections - Rick Smith Show (1/19/16)

• Alison McDowell Talks United Opt Out Gathering - Rick Smith Show (1/18/16)

• Caucus of Working Educators - Morning Feed G-Town Radio (1/18/16)

• Rising rate of childhood kidney stones drives push for school water access - Philadelphia Inquirer (1/14/16)

• Taking a stand - Northeast Times (1/12/16)

• Why a splinter of the Philly teachers’ union is trying to overthrow its leaders - BillyPenn (1/11/16)

• Principles to Practice: Philadelphia Educators Putting Social Movement Unionism into Action - Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor (Winter 2016)

• It Could Happen Here: PUBLIC -v- CHARTER - East Falls Local (1/2/16)

• Randi Visits Philly an Attempt to Prop Up Union Leadership in Face of Working Educator (WE) Dissident Union Election Campaign - EdNotes (12/29/15)

• Outsourcing substitute duties burdens Philly teachers and students - Newsworks (12/28/15)

• These Education Protests Got Results In 2015 - ThinkProgress (12/21/15)

• Philly parents push state to intervene in four academically lacking schools - Newsworks (12/21/15)

• At raucous meeting, SRC votes to extend Hite's contract through 2022 - Philadelphia Inquirer (12/18/15)

• Philly school supt. Hite has contract extended, hears raucous debate about charter conversions - Newsworks (12/18/15)

• New Education Bill: Downloading and Its Impact on Schools - The Real News (12/15/15)

• Jordan Slate is Challenged - The Philadelphia Public Record (12/3/15)

• High-stakes tests are being reconsidered - The Public School Notebook (12/1/15)

• Philadelphia’s dirty schools may be making students and teachers sick - Al Jazeera (11/30/15)

• Philly teachers trade tips for 'Educating in the time of Trump' - Newsworks (11/30/16)

• Philadelphia’s Dirty School Problem - Al Jazeera (11/29/15)

• Pa. House OKs delays Keystone exams as graduation requirement - Newsworks (11/25/15)

• A backlash against pervasive testing - The Public School Notebook (11/25/15)

• Caucus of Working Educators reveals slate for union election - The Public School Notebook (11/24/15)

• Parents Protest Philly SRC - NBC 10 (11/19/15)

• Parents, Students And Staff Try To Solve Violence Issues At George Washington High School - CBS 3 (11/18/15)

• Inside Philly’s substitute teacher crisis: ‘Totally insane, stupid and evil wrapped into one little package’ - BillyPenn (11/18/15)

• Caucus of WE reveals leadership slate and campaign platform - The Public School Notebook (11/16/15)

• “Working Educators” Caucus to Challenge Jerry Jordan for Control of the Philadelphia Teacher’s Union - The Independent Voice (Nov 2015)

• Caucus of Working Educators unhappy about PFT election procedures - The Public School Notebook (11/10/15)

• Kristin Combs: A Different Kind of Candidate - The Spirit (10/28/15)

• Why the Teacher's Union Didn't Endorse the Teacher Candidate - Philly Magazine (10/27/15)

• Deep Organizing v. Shallow Mobilizing… Be the Union! - Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association (10/26/15)

• An Open Letter to DeRay Mckesson: TFA Undermines the Fight for Racial Justice - Jacobin - (10/21/15)

• Protesters at SRC Meeting Angrily Call for Dramatic Changes - Philadelphia Inquirer (10/16/15)

• Philly SRC Meeting Dominated by Charter Conversion Critics - Newsworks (10/16/15)

• Teachers Spent Week in Work-to-Rule Protest - The Public School Notebook (10/10/15)

• Teacher Advocacy Group Challenges PFT Leadership - The Public School Notebook (10/7/15)

• Philadelphia Teachers to Challenge Union Leadership - The Watchdog (10/6/15)

• Jay Cooke Elementary School Teacher Speaks Out Against Charter Conversion - Raging Chicken Press (10/6/15)

• Who's Next, Labor:13 Union Leaders and Workers' Advocates Changing Philadelphia - Billy Penn (9/30/15)

• Is Social Justice Unionism Going to Save Public Education in Philadelphia? - Raging Chicken Press (9/30/15)

• Philadelphia Students and Educators Frustrated by Many Lost Days in September - Newsworks (9/23/15)

• Hite Remains a Polarizing Figure - Philadelphia Daily News (9/21/15)

• Contested Races Next Year for Teachers Union Offices - Philadelphia Tribune (9/21/15)

• Shakeda Gaines Finletter, Parent and Education Activist Talks Opt Out Movement - The Rick Smith Show (9/18/15)

• New Crop of Teacher Union Leaders Change Old Ways - Philadelphia Tribune (9/18/15)

• Opt Out Philly: Justice, Not Just Tests - Morning Feed (9/17/15) 

• Tonya Bah's Interview on National Parent Strike Day - Rick Smith Show (9/17/15)

• Caucus Challenges Union Leadership - Philadelphia Daily News (9/17/15)

• George Bezanis Talks School Pain Thanks to Years of GOP Cuts - Rick Smith Show (9/15/15)

• Working Educator Caucus at Listening Show - Morning Feed (9/14/15)

• Caucus of Working Educators Plans to Challenge PFT Leadership - The Public School Notebook (9/13/15)

• Ismael Jimenez on Germantown High School - SoundCloud (9/12/15)

• Progressive Teachers Caucus Mount Campaign to Change PFT - Daily Kos (9/12/15)

• Caucus of Working Educators Announces Slate to Transform Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Leadership - NH Labor News (9/12/15)

• Caucus of Working Educators Announces Slate to Transform PFT Leadership - Raging Chicken Press (9/11/15)

• Caucus of Working Educators Plan the First Ever Listening Campaign - The Examiner (9/10/15)

• Alison McDowell Op-Ed - Daily News (9/9/15)

• Philly Educators Cautious, Optimistic as New Year Begins - Newsworks (9/18/15)

• Back to School Shows Human Faces Behind School Closures - Philadelphia Inquirer (9/7/15)

• Thorny issues explored at summer institute for teachers - The Public School Notebook (7/21/15)

• Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters - NPR (7/16/15)

• Parent, teachers protest exams - Philadelphia Inquirer (7/8/15)

• Conn. Man Brings Walk Against Standardized School Tests Through Delaware Valley - CBS/KYW (7/7/15)

• Anti-testing activist holds rally in Philly on way to D.C. - Daily News (7/7/15)

• Jesse "Walking Man "Turner and Amy Roat of Working Educators Caucus - Germantown Radio (7/6/15)

• Education activists fast in Harrisburg, demand 'moral budget' - Al Dia (6/20/15)

• Religious alliance stages 'Moral Takeover' at Pa. Capitol, seeks education funding boost - The Patriot News (6/20/15)

• Non-native speakers feel lucky to graduate before Pa. Keystone test requirement - Newsworks (6/8/15)

• Sanctions or success: Hundreds of Philly students opted-out of standardized tests this year - Newsworks (6/4/15)

• APPS Fights for First Amendment Rights - The Examiner (5/20/15)

• Some Phila. students opt out of Keystone exams - Philadelphia Inquirer (5/13/15)

• Giancarlos Rodriguez, Penn Treaty Philadelphia High School Student on Keystone Walkouts - The Rick Smith Show (5/13/15)

• Stop silencing teachers - The Examiner (5/10/15)

• Reading for Change: Social Justice Unionism Book Groups as an Organizing Tool - Perspectives on Urban Education (Spring 2015)

• PSSA opt-outs see huge jump in Philly - The Daily News (4/19/15)

• Teachers Compare Notes - Labor Notes (4/17/15)

• Many More Philly Students Are Opting Out of State Exams - Philadelphia Magazine (4/15/15)

• Protesters speak out against standardized tests - Philadelphia Inquirer (4/14/15)

• A conversation with Jane McAlevey - The Examiner (4/14/15)

• Parent Leader Robin Roberts on Opting Out - The Rick Smith Radio Show (4/13/15)

• As Pa. School Assessment Tests Begin, ‘Opt Out’ is Some Parents’ Response - KYW1060 (4/13/15)

• Testing is killing public education - The Examiner (4/13/15)

• Revitalizing the Labor Movement — An Event with Philly Socialists and Caucus of Working Educators - Generocity (4/10/15)

• Philly school district projects 22 percent graduation rate in 2017 - Newsworks (4/8/15)

• Intimidation and witholding information - The Examiner (4/1/15)

• Standardized testing faulted at library film discussion - Chestnut Hill Local (3/31/15)

• Philly schools inform parents on testing 'opt-out' - Daily News (3/31/15)

• District makes testing opt-out information more prominent - The Public School Notebook (3/27/15)

• Teacher Tiffany Lorch on Opting Out - The Rick Smith Show (3/25/15)

• Philadelphia School District To Release Packet on PSSAs and Opt Out Rights - Raging Chicken Press (3/10/15)

• Could Jim Kenney get the PFT’s endorsement this week? - Al Dia (3/9/15)

• Philadelphia Student Union report on standardized testing - On Blast (February 2015)

• Students, Teachers and Parents Test-in to Opt-out - Germantown Avenue Parents (2/27/15)

• Parents, students slam high-stakes testing at opt-out forum - The Public School Notebook (2/27/15)

• We can learn lessons from courageous teachers - Lancaster Online (2/25/15)

• How to opt your child out of the PSSAs - Newsworks (2/24/15)

• 'Opt-out' movement gaining momentum - Al Dia (2/24/15)

• Philadelphia's first test-in and forum for parents and educators - The Examiner (2/22/15)

• Opting out of standardized tests popular in Philly - The Tribune (2/22/15)

• Testy Over Testing: More Students Snub Standardized Exams - Huffington Post (2/20/15)

• Hite: District to Share “Opt Out” Info on Testing - Philadelphia Magazine (2/20/15)

• Four arrested at SRC meeting while protesting charter expansion - The Public School Notebook (2/19/15)

• SRC approves five new charter schools - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/19/15)

• Philly SRC Denies 34 of 39 Charter Applications  - Newsworks/NBC 10 (2/18/15)

• Philadelphia SRC Approves 5 New Charter Schools, 4 Arrested During Heated Meeting - CBS Philly (2/18/15)

• Philadelphia School Reform Commission approves 5 new charters - 6ABC Action News (2/18/15)

• Philadelphia doesn't need more charter schools Op Ed by Anissa Weinraub and Amy Brown - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/18/15)

• Teachers: You have the right to help parents to opt kids out of standardized testing - Lancaster Online (2/16/15)

• Philly teachers group to 'grade' city election candidates - WHYY/Newsworks (2/16/15)

• As education rises in mayoral politics, teachers organize - Philadephia Inquirer (2/16/15)

• Parents, teachers opting in to 'opt out' - Philadelphia Inquirer (2/15/15)

• ‘Opt-out’ puts school district teachers in hot water - The Philadelphia Tribune (2/10/15)

• Pro-charter organization offers $35 million to Phila. School District - The Daily Pennsylvanian (2/9/15)

• Teacher Amy Roat on High Stakes Testing - The Rick Smith Show (2/5/15)

• More than a Score - The Examiner (2/5/15)

• Activist, self-interested teachers undermine standardized testing - Daily News (2/4/15)

• 'Parents have the right to opt-out but they need to be informed' - Al Dia (2/3/15)

• We Didn't Start the Fire But We Will Fan the Flames - Teachers Lessons Learned  (1/31/15)

• Feltonville Teachers Will Not Be Silenced: Administrative Threats Lead Only to a Widening of the Fight to Stop High-Stakes Tests - Raging Chicken Press (1/30/15)

• Philly Teachers - the kind of troublemakers who built teachers unions - New Politics (1/29/15)

• Parents Standing Firm Against High-Stakes Standardized Testing - The LA Progressive  (1/28/15)

• Should Pa. require students to pass standardized tests to graduate high school? - Newsworks (1/28/15)

• Opt-out movement reflects growing resistance to testing - The Public School Notebook (1/27/15)

• Principled Philadelphia Teachers need our Support - Teacher Solidarity (1/27/15)

• One of the 'Feltonville Six' speaks up about right to opt out - Newsworks (1/27/15)

• What Feltonville taught Philly about Opt Out - The Examiner (1/27/15)

• District investigates Philly school with standardized test opt-out rate of 20 percent - Newsworks (1/27/15)

• Some Feltonville middle-schoolers 'opt out' of standardized testing - Daily News (1/27/15)

• Philadelphia Warns Teachers of Disciplinary Actions if They Inform Parents of Opt Out Right - Diane Ravitch's Blog (1/26/15)

• Teacher Amy Roat on the Opt Out Movement - The Rick Smith Show (1/26/15)

• Teachers at Feltonville Investigated for Informing Parents about Opt-out Rights - Germantown Avenue Parents (1/26/15)

• Will District Slap Anti-Testing Teachers? - Philadelphia Magazine (1/26/15)

• Time out for teachers who counseled kids to opt out of tests? - Philadelphia Inquirer (1/26/15)

• #PhlEd: Phila. School District Taking Actions Against Teachers for Informing Parents about Opting Out - Raging Chicken Press (1/26/15)

• Philly puts standardized testing to the test - Al Dia (1/23/15)

• Monday’s MLK Day March Through Center City Puts Next Generation of Leaders in Spotlight - CBS Philly (1/23/15)

• Teacher Amy Roat on the Opt Out Movement - The Rick Smith Show (1/22/15)

• Council Members back Anti-standardized testing revolt - City Paper (1/22/15)

• Educators Group With Primary Muscle - The Public Record (1/22/15)

• Middle School Students Poised to quit Standardized Tests in Droves - City Paper (1/21/15)

• WU4PE Spotlight on Women Fighting 4 Public Education - Women United 4 Public Education (1/15/15)

• What Philadelphia Teachers Want form the New Governor - The Public School Notebook/BillyPenn (1/12/15)

• Standardized Testing isn’t Worth It - Philadelphia Magazine (1/8/15)

• 2014 Year-End Review - The Examiner (12/20/14)

• Across the region, statements against brutality and racism - Philadelphia Inquirer (12/6/14)

• With Philly's opt-out movement growing, Council holds hearing on standardized tests - Newsworks (11/20/14)

• Caucus of Teachers' Union focused on Social Justice Holds First Conference - The Notebook (11/18/14)

• Now What? - The Examiner (11/13/14)

• Working Educators First Annual Convention: A Renewal of Spirit - NJ BATS (11/12/14)

• Philadelphia to Corporate Ed Reformers: No Contract, No Peace - Dissent Magazine (11/1/14)

• Standing up for Philly teachers - Socialist Worker (10/28/14)

• Are Health Care Changes Fair Compared to Central Office Workers? - The Notebook (10/24/14)

• Thousands join street protest before raucous SRC meeting - Philadelphia Inquirer (10/18/24)

• 3,000 Protest School Pact Cut - Philadelphia Inquirer (10/17/14)

• Erase the SRC - The Examiner (10/17/14)

• A Plea for RESPECT - Daily News Editorial from Caucus Member Mark Stern (10/16/14)

• Philadelphia teachers hit by latest cuts - New York Times (10/15/14)

• Healthcare concessions a tough pill to swallow for teachers - Newsworks (10/14/14)

• Philly Students Walkout As City Cancels Teachers' Contract - The Real News (10/10/14)

• A recovering teacher thanks her students for standing up - The Public School Notebook (10/9/14)

• Do not be bamboozled by the latest SRC debacle - The Examiner (10/9/14)

• Philadelphia Students Walk Out of Class to Protest Cancelled Teachers Contract - Huffington Post (10/9/14)

• Students Walk Out After Attack on 'Union that Defends Public Education' - Common Dreams (10/8/14)

• Discussing the teachers' contract cancellation on ‘Radio Times’ - The Public School Notebook/WHYY (10/8/14)

• Why health-care cuts for Philly teachers are likely to hurt schools, too - City Paper (10/8/14)

• The real victims of Tom Corbett's move to screw over teachers will be the children of Philadelphia - The Guardian (10/8/14)

• Philadelphia Teacher: ‘We Are In Awe Of’ The Protests Our Students Pulled Off - CBS Philly (10/8/14)

• The ugly facts of life in Philadelphia public schools - Washington Post (10/7/14)

• Philadelphia teachers planning large-scale protests over contract cancellation - The Guardian (10/7/14)

• Union prez: SRC’s actions are ‘dirty’ - Philadelphia Metro (10/6/14)

• Philadelphia teachers irate after losing contract - Associated Press (10/6/14)

• Teachers express anger at SRC decision to impose contract terms - Philadelphia Inquirer (10/6/14)

• Media Mobilizing Project Video On Week of Resistance - PCAPS (9/26/14)

• Support Full Funding Today at Central High School - The Examiner (9/18/14)

• A snapshot you won't see in the media - New Politics (9/17/14)

• Tell Blackwell Philly wants local control - The Examiner (9/14/14)

• Join the Caucus of Working Educators Today - The Examiner (8/29/14)

• Duncan Holds Teacher Q & A - Philadelphia Inquirer (7/13/14)

• Sounding the Alarm about School Conditions - The Public School Notebook (6/18/14)

• Caucus of Working Educators end of the year celebration - The Examiner (6/11/14)

• Corbett can't visit state's largest city without mass protest - City Paper (6/09/14)

• Hats off to Philly's Caucus of Working Educators (CWE) - New Politics (5/21/14)

• Come to the Citywide Members meeting today - The Examiner (4/29/14)

• Philadelphia's Most Prized Public Employees - Philadelphia Inquirer (4/16/14)

• Philly Teachers Create Website to Document the District's Budget Crisis - Newsworks (4/14/14)

• Rebellion against standardized testing spreads to Philly - City Paper (4/3/14)

• Check out the Caucus of Working Educators - The Examiner (3/31/14)

• Philly teachers who police their own — an argument against eliminating seniority - Newsworks (3/31/14)

• Veteran educators form a caucus and call for member-driven teachers' union - The Public School Notebook (3/14/14)

• New group hopes to save Philly public education - Philadelphia Inquirer (3/14/14)