#PhlEd school board refuses to say when but will probably vote to impose a facilities plan no one wants next month. @appsphilly.bsky.social report on Feb 26 board meeting appsphilly.net/nobody-wants...

APPS members testified a little after midnight. And we were not the last. www.inquirer.com/education/ph...

Gotta love any lesson that's not going to be on a standardized test. More fun in schools! www.inquirer.com/education/se... @newskag.bsky.social

ICYM one of the most incisive and important commentaries in @nytopinion.nytimes.com in years, from @anandwrites.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...

Phila Unemployment Project members protest SNAP cuts www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

“There’s often the illusion that there’s public engagement, but there’s no real public engagement,” Haver said. “People want no school closures. If they’re just ignoring what people want, why have those meetings?” www.inquirer.com/education/ph... @newskag.bsky.social @appsphilly.bsky.social

#phlschoolboard has removed the scheduled Nov 13 Public Hearing from its calendar. No reason given, no announcement. This is unfortunately part of their pattern of #SpeakerSuppression. When will we see their school closing list? A week before they vote? #PhlEd

#PhlEd Board of Ed renews more substandard charter schools (in the most deceptive way) appsphilly.net/board-moves-...

Analysis | By deploying the military to multiple cities, shaking down law firms and universities, and seizing control of the American chip industry, Donald Trump has brought his brash New York style to staid Washington, DC.

Why Trump Always Wants a Crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...

In roughly six weeks, more than a dozen exhibits about slavery at Independence National Historical Park could be removed or covered up by the Department of Interior. Philadelphians are trying to preserve or archive these sites before it could be too late.

#PhlEd commentary from @lisamhaver.bsky.social : hallmonitor.org/philadelphia...

A federal judge has ordered a Philadelphia charter school to close after years operating on an expired charter agreement. But officials representing Memphis Street Academy Charter School say they plan to continue to operate the school.

"Steeliness has replaced grief in Charlene Maddox Chimilio," writes columnist Jenice Armstrong. "The 43-year-old Philly native has come to terms with the fact that the best place for her family might be outside the city she loves so much."

L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

I’ll miss my job and my ability to get insulin, but at least I won’t see people using pronouns on social media anymore.

www.inquirer.com/columnists/a... @willbunch.bsky.social

Whether it's Republicans like Donald Trump opposing birthright citizenship in 2025 or Democrats like Jefferson Davis opposing it in 1860, both parties have shown opposition to birthright citizenship.

Important to understand that Universal charters cannot close Vare. Only #PhilaSchoolBoard can do that by public vote. Vare is a #PhlEd public neighborhood school. www.inquirer.com/education/un...

At ‘No Kings,’ millions of Americans show the flag is mightier than the tank, writes columnist Will Bunch. 🔗 inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Tiny legal notice in newspaper today that #PhlEd board of ed has changed meeting time for tomorrow's meeting from 4 pm to noon. No reason. No notice anywhere on SDP website. #SpeakerSuppression takes many forms. Shame on Phila Board of Education.

WTF is wrong with the New York Times? Trump Gives Commencement Address at West Point, Stressing a New Era www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

Public hearing of #PhlEd school board starts at 4. Still no public speaker list. philasd.primegov.com/Portal/Meeti...

One way to make six figures in Philly? Education correspondent Lisa Haver of @apps4philly.bsky.social has a quick answer:

Here's what @lisamhaver.bsky.social of @apps4philly.bsky.social has to say about Philadelphia City Council's role in school district budget hearings:

Philadelphians have been asking the School Board to reestablish libraries for close to a decade. Education correspondent @lisamhaver.bsky.social of @apps4philly.bsky.social wants to know why:

Why do we still need school libraries in the Internet age? Host @lmcglynn.bsky.social and education correspondent @lisamhaver.bsky.social of @apps4philly.bsky.social discuss:

Using public dollars means public accountability... right? Education correspondent @lisamhaver.bsky.social of @apps4philly.bsky.social details how Philly's charter schools are able to hide spending in ways that public schools are not:

Closures are coming for Philly's public schools. But, students, parents and advocates are still in the dark about key details. Education correspondent @lisamhaver.bsky.social of @apps4philly.bsky.social has the story:

In Trump’s America, All Parents and Children for Themselves www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/o...

yet another tactic by #PhilaSchoolboard to silence people: hold 2 meetings (w separate speaker lists) but only post 1 on the calendar www.philasd.org/schoolboard/... #PhlEd @apps4philly.bsky.social

What TF are they teaching in law school these days? www.inquirer.com/news/nation-... @abgutman.bsky.social

[email protected]: Something has gone deeply haywire in a nation that used to claim that our cherished ideas around equal justice for all, free speech, and welcoming the world’s refugees made us an exceptional land. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

[email protected]: The court is telling Trump that he can do any harebrained, facially unconstitutional, descriptively fascist thing he can think of while Roberts and the Republican justices short-circuit the normal judicial review of such actions. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

www.inquirer.com/news/chester... #PhlEd

#PhlEd Board of Ed must defend public educaiton. Report from @lisamhaver.bsky.social appsphilly.net/board-of-edu...