Philadelphia Philadelphia University of the Arts workers, students and community members rallied April 27 in solidarity with staff seeking to unionize and with faculty still bargaining for their first contract after a successful union drive. Speakers at the rally of over 40 people included UArts faculty and staff union leaders,…
Northeast Times
Are public schools safe to reopen?
Laura H. Carnell Elementary School faculty want to return to classrooms, but only if it is safe.
The School District of Philadelphia hasn’t had any in-person learning since last March, though that is scheduled to end in two weeks.
The school district plans to open schools on Feb. 22 for some 9,000 pupils in pre-kindergarten through second grade whose parents previously said they supported the move back to in-person learning. The kids would attend school two days a week and learn virtually the other three days.
The district asked teachers in those grades to go back to school on Monday for two weeks of preparation leading up to the reopening.