A voucher system would allow wealthy school districts to retain high quality local public schools—free, open to all, and democratically governed By Bishop Dwayne Royster…
Grassroots Community Leaders Call for Action from General Assembly as they respond to the newly unveiled schedule to address the Commonwealth's Unconstitutional School Funding System…
Dear POWER Family, Time to celebrate POWER Interfaith's WINS on Education Funding! What WINS you ask? $525,000,000 in new Basic Education Funding in the largest…
Harrisburg PA - This week, POWER Interfaith gathered across the state to urge legislators to pass Governor Wolf’s budget. That proposal would have begun to…
PHILADELPHIA PA ( June 10th, 2021) – Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously for Resolution #210516, brought forward by POWER Interfaith and introduced today by Councilmember…
This month Margo Shall of the POWER Education Team co-wrote this open letter from educators at local colleges and universities working in Teacher Preparation Programs.…
Let’s build upon yesterday’s action, and continue to fight for Pennsylvania children! Today we will be calling our state representative and state senator, urging them…
POWER Education Justice Campaign The new Federal COVID Relief Bill contains significant funding for schools. We support the equitable distribution of these funds to ensure…
BY: J.D. Prose A new statewide poll of urban and rural Pennsylvania voters released last week shows they share similar opinions on corporate influence, school…
BY: JIM SAKSA This story originally appeared on PlanPhilly. — Why does the Philadelphia Parking Authority exist? This isn’t just the lament of drivers filled with…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT: Beulah Osueke, (215) 696-0700 bosueke@powerinterfaith.org Interfaith Group Urges Senator Wagner to Commit to Pennsylvania’s Children PHILADELPHIA,…
BY SUE ANN RYBAK City officials, representatives, experts and residents weighed in on Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent announcement at a press conference held at Roosevelt…
BY: Avi Wolfman-Arent Governor Tom Wolf called for a major change to the way Pennsylvania funds schools Friday, advocating for the state to distribute its…
BY: Evan Brandt One day before the Pennsylvania General Assembly adopted its $32.7 billion budget, and one day after local parents and school officials rallied…
Whether we have children in the public schools or not, every Philadelphian should be concerned about the state of our education system. The quality of…