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Jerry Jordan to Board of Education: ‘Where feasible’ just doesn’t cut it.

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July 23, 2020 PFT President Jerry Jordan’s July 23rd Testimony before the School Board MORE

PFT Releases Results of Second Member-Wide Survey on Reopening

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June 29, 2020

This morning, the PFT released the results from a week-long member-wide survey regarding reopening schools. From June 15-23, 2020, 5,914 PFT members participated in an online member-wide survey regarding a variety of school reopening models.

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Fund Our Facilities Coalition Issues Statement on State Budget Proposals

May 27, 2020

Members of the Fund Our Facilities Coalition urge significant additional education funding and a budget that holistically addresses the needs of communities across Pennsylvania. Members of the Fund Our Facilities Coalition issued the following statement regarding state budget proposal (HB2387) which yesterday passed the PA House and is currently in the PA Senate.

PHILADELPHIA–The proposal outlined in HB2387 is woefully inadequate in a host of areas and does little to ameliorate the massive challenges facing residents of the Commonwealth in the wake of COVID-19. As such, while the

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PFT Releases Reopening Recommendations

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July 14, 2020

This morning, the PFT released its recommendations regarding reopening school buildings. These recommendations are built on months of member feedback, and are developed in conjunction with insight and expertise from scientists and infectious disease experts.

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PFT Pres Jerry Jordan on the Cancellation of PA’s Statewide Assessments

March 19, 2020

This afternoon, after the announcement of the cancellation of statewide assessments including PSSA, Keystone, & PASA, PFT President Jerry Jordan issued the following statement.

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PFT President Jerry Jordan Joins Pelosi, Weingarten for Infrastructure Press Event

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March 3, 2020

Today, PFT President Jerry T. Jordan joined Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03), AFT President Randi Weingarten, NEA President Lily Eskelsen García, Representative Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Representative Donald Norcross (NJ-01) to urge immediate action on a school construction initiative as part of a federal infrastructure package.

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