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…
Bishop Dwayne RoysterAugust 11, 2023
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…
POWER InterfaithJuly 13, 2022
POWER supports the plaintiffs in the PA School Funding Lawsuit (William Penn SD, NAACP PA, et al. v. Pa. Dept. of Education et al.) The…
POWER InterfaithAugust 30, 2021
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…
Chris EshJune 26, 2021
PHILADELPHIA PA ( June 10th, 2021) – Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously for Resolution #210516, brought forward by POWER Interfaith and introduced today by Councilmember…
POWER InterfaithJune 10, 2021
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.…
POWER InterfaithMay 24, 2021
Dear Friends, We have made it to our final day of action – today we focus on building our base! Education inequity in Pennsylvania affects…
POWER InterfaithMay 21, 2021
Friends, don’t wait on justice. Don’t wait for the right timing, or the perfect thing to say. We’ve reached Day 4 in our #Enough4AllPA Week…
POWER InterfaithMay 20, 2021
Today we are turning to the public sphere – social media – to agitate our legislators for education justice. We refuse to accept the myth…
POWER InterfaithMay 19, 2021
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 InterfaithMay 18, 2021
Join POWER Metro in the #Enough4AllPA Week of Action in support of Gov. Wolf’s Full and Fair Funding Education Budget – kicking off today! Rooted…
POWER InterfaithMay 17, 2021
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…
POWER InterfaithJanuary 13, 2021
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…
POWER InterfaithOctober 30, 2018
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…
POWER InterfaithJuly 24, 2018
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,…
POWER InterfaithJuly 20, 2018
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…
POWER InterfaithJuly 16, 2018
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…
POWER InterfaithJuly 2, 2018
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…
POWER InterfaithJune 22, 2018
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…
POWER InterfaithMarch 27, 2018