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PSU to School District: Clean Up Your Act

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Philadelphia Student Union held a rally at the School District building Thursday afternoon to call upon the School Reform Commission to be more transparent in its actions that affect students and parents in Philadelphia's public schools. "The District has made a habit of keeping their contracts under wraps. Do they have something to hide?" PSU’s flyers asked. Four PSU members washed the District building’s windows to illustrate their demand, as dozens of their fellow students, joined by Jobs with Justice/POWR, Media Mobilizing Project, Temple Student Labor Action Project, Unite-Here, and Youth United for Change, chanted and addressed the crowd. In her first public meeting as new Philadelphia schools CEO, Arlene Ackerman also came out to speak to PSU and its network.

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PSU window washers Matt, Candace, Zakiah, and Nyziah
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Gary from Unite-Here joins the call for transparency
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Tamieka gets the crowd riled up
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JWJ/POWR's Thomas Robinson and Temple SLAP come out in support
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Dan catches it all on tape
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New Philadelphia schools CEO Arlene Ackerman at her first public meeting

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PSU

It was a brilliant event taking the initiative on the issue and putting students voices front and center as we consider the future of Philadelphia's broken schools!

Hi. I am looking for a ride

Hi. I am looking for a ride to the JWJ National Conference in Rhode Island.

I see that Thomas Robinson and Philadelphia JWJ and POWR are featured.

Please respond by e-mail as soon as possible. Thank you.

Nancy Stultz

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