Philadelphia Federation of Teachers

Jerry Jordan to PFT Members: This year's budget is a "woefully inadequate failure."

6-26-21

This afternoon, PFT President Jerry Jordan shared the following with PFT members:

Dear PFT Members,

Our fight for fair and equitable education funding continues. And this year's budget, finished by the State Legislature last evening, did very little to get us there. It was a woefully inadequate budget that, amidst a $10B surplus in the state's coffers, passed up this potentially once in a lifetime opportunity to make serious investment in public education.

Instead, elected officials decided to put more money in their coffers to save for a 'rainy day.' This is an abject failure, and to call

PFT President Jerry Jordan on Shameful School Code Legislation

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6-25-21

PHILADELPHIA—This afternoon, PFT President Jerry Jordan issued an updated legislative memo in response to the woefully inadequate "School Code" bill under consideration in Harrisburg.

President Jordan wrote, in part, "The PFT is deeply disappointed and concerned about the myriad failures in the current school code bill (SB381 A02135). This bill is, quite simply, shameful."

Legislative Memo: Opposition to School Code

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To: Members of the PA State Senate

From: Jerry Jordan

Re: OPPOSITION TO SCHOOL CODE (SB381)

The PFT is deeply disappointed and concerned about the myriad failures in the current school code bill (SB381 A02135). This bill is, quite simply, shameful.

It’s shameful in what it does, and it is shameful in what it does not do.

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PFT President Jerry Jordan on Arrests in Harrisburg Civil Disobedience

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PHILADELPHIA—"I thank and commend the brave leaders--Councilmember Helen Gym, Bishop Dwayne Royster, and all of the faith leaders of POWER--for their unequivocal and unrelenting determination in fighting for equitable education funding. MORE

Update: PFT on SB1

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June 17, 2021

To: Members of the PA State Senate

From: Jerry Jordan

Re: OPPOSITION TO SB1; Position on Amendments

The PFT remains in opposition to SB1.

No introduced amendment changes our position. However, there are many amendments that are worthy of consideration as standalone bills, and we have provided an overview of our positions below.