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Here’s Exactly Why the Philadelphia Cigarette Tax is a Bad Idea
More than 40 stores in Philadelphia have removed tobacco from their shelves. — When I first heard that Philadelphia was banking on a $2 cigarette tax to help fund the cash-strapped school district I...
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Why I Wouldn’t Have Opened Philadelphia’s Schools on Time
I wouldn’t have opened Philadelphia’s schools out of concern for students, and to send a message to the state of Pennsylvania. If I were the Superintendent of Philadelphia’s schools and were faced...
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If Black Lives Matter, Shouldn’t the Conditions of Black Schools Matter, Too?
A mother observes injustice in the schools and issues a call to action for parents. — I was scrolling down my Facebook feed one day and came across a status from my best friend, who’s a substitute...
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NAACP President’s Plan for Philly Schools Includes More Than Funding
School funding won’t save the day, implies Philadelphia NAACP President. — Leaning up against a wall on the 4th floor of City Hall, just steps from City Council chambers, was Mr. Rodney Muhammad, the...
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Will the Muslim Leader of a Christian Organization Endorse a Latino to Govern...
Mr. Nelson Diaz, a candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia. Photo Credit: C. Norris – ©2015 Political interest or race will be a choice the NAACP’s Philadelphia President will have to make when endorsing a...
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Why the Future of Education Means Fewer Teachers
The 21st century won’t require traditional teachers or common classrooms. — It’ll be a hard pill to swallow for many, but if we’re serious about equipping American students with 21st Century...
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Three Actions Philadelphia Must Take Before Building a New Prison
Though a new, more humane structure to house the incarcerated is needed in Philadelphia, it should be erected only after fully funding schools and making serious reforms to the criminal justice...
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Mice and Rodents at Philadelphia Schools and What to do With Bureaucrats
Philly school children should move into district headquarters, and bureaucrats should re-locate to rodent infested schools. — She ran into my classroom with a pale face, as if the life had been...
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Boycotting Philadelphia Schools in Response to Nurse Shortages
Nearly four years after the first round of school nurse lays offs in Philadelphia, which sparked weekly protests that lasted months, staffing has worsened and stakeholders continue to be outraged,...
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Targeting the State to Fix a City
Philadelphia’s politicians, those in office and seeking election, have no jurisdiction over certain policies that cause major problems and tensions for city residents, leaving frustrated taxpayers to...
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Here’s Exactly Why the Philadelphia Cigarette Tax is a Bad Idea
More than 40 stores in Philadelphia have removed tobacco from their shelves. — When I first heard that Philadelphia was banking on a $2 cigarette tax to help fund the cash-strapped school district I...
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Why I Wouldn’t Have Opened Philadelphia’s Schools on Time
I wouldn’t have opened Philadelphia’s schools out of concern for students, and to send a message to the state of Pennsylvania. If I were the Superintendent of Philadelphia’s schools and were faced...
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If Black Lives Matter, Shouldn’t the Conditions of Black Schools Matter, Too?
A mother observes injustice in the schools and issues a call to action for parents. — I was scrolling down my Facebook feed one day and came across a status from my best friend, who’s a substitute...
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NAACP President’s Plan for Philly Schools Includes More Than Funding
School funding won’t save the day, implies Philadelphia NAACP President. — Leaning up against a wall on the 4th floor of City Hall, just steps from City Council chambers, was Mr. Rodney Muhammad, the...
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Will the Muslim Leader of a Christian Organization Endorse a Latino to Govern...
Mr. Nelson Diaz, a candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia. Photo Credit: C. Norris – ©2015 Political interest or race will be a choice the NAACP’s Philadelphia President will have to make when endorsing a...
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Why the Future of Education Means Fewer Teachers
The 21st century won’t require traditional teachers or common classrooms. — It’ll be a hard pill to swallow for many, but if we’re serious about equipping American students with 21st Century...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Actions Philadelphia Must Take Before Building a New Prison
Though a new, more humane structure to house the incarcerated is needed in Philadelphia, it should be erected only after fully funding schools and making serious reforms to the criminal justice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mice and Rodents at Philadelphia Schools and What to do With Bureaucrats
Philly school children should move into district headquarters, and bureaucrats should re-locate to rodent infested schools. — She ran into my classroom with a pale face, as if the life had been...
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Boycotting Philadelphia Schools in Response to Nurse Shortages
Nearly four years after the first round of school nurse lays offs in Philadelphia, which sparked weekly protests that lasted months, staffing has worsened and stakeholders continue to be outraged,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Targeting the State to Fix a City
Philadelphia’s politicians, those in office and seeking election, have no jurisdiction over certain policies that cause major problems and tensions for city residents, leaving frustrated taxpayers to...
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