Paid circulators are pushing a fake version of the Protect Education petition in Arizona. Check the front page - if the word "voucher" isn't in the first sentence, don't sign it. Spread the word! #SaveOurSchools #AZEd

Protect Education Volunteer Circulator Training · Protect Education A coalition of families and educators have joined forces in Arizona to file the Protect Education initiative to reform Arizona ESA vouchers. We are training volunteers throughout Arizona to collect…

Save Our Schools Arizona needs 256,000 signatures by July 2 to reform Arizona's voucher program. Volunteer circulator trainings run every week — pick a session and get trained.

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Arizona's voucher battle heats up! "Team Public Schools" seeks to limit a $1B program for public classrooms, while "Team School Choice" pushes for universal vouchers. Know who you're signing for! #AZPublicSchools #SaveOurSchools #AEA #PinalDems 🏫✍️

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Thinking today about the assault on public education here in NH and remembering the yellow scarves worn by EFA proponents.
Light blue is the color of education. <hint> <hint>
#NHpolitics #SaveOurSchools #PublicEducation

This small West Philly school is mostly full and outperforms its peers. The Philadelphia School District is trying to close it — again. If the school board ultimately endorses Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr.’s recommendations, Overbrook Elementary would shut permanently in 2027

"Joell... said she worries about the district creating an 'educational desert' and threatening the character of the leafy neighborhood, which she described as 'beautiful, family-oriented, excellent, powerful.'" www.inquirer.com/education/ov... #PhlEd #ShowYourWork #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools

Tucson Protect Ed Launch Event! · Protect Education Petitions are HERE! Join the Protect Ed team in Tucson to pick up your petitions and other materials as we celebrate the launch of our signature gathering campaign to collect 256,000 valid signatures…

Save Our Schools Arizona needs 256,000 signatures by July 2 to protect public education funding. Tucson's petition launch is Sunday at 11am. Pick up materials and get to work.

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PFT President Steinberg Statement on Mayor Parker's FY2027 Budget Proposal

Full statement on our website: pft.org/press/pft-pr... #SaveOurSchools #FixDontClose

PFT members at Prince Hall School wear red and hold up informational signs as part of the AFT Day of Action on March 4, 2026

PFT members at Lincoln High wear red and hold up informational signs as part of the AFT Day of Action on March 4, 2026

PFT members at CAPA wear red and hold up informational signs as part of the AFT Day of Action on March 4, 2026

PFT members at Ziegler School wear red and hold up informational signs as part of the AFT Day of Action on March 4, 2026

Click & share - we need the General Assembly to know that public schools must be a priority! actionnetwork.org/letters/save... #PhlEd #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools #PAbudget

This Philly elementary school isn’t on the closure list, but parents are fighting plans to turn it into a middle school The plan for Moffet "will have an inordinate impact on a thriving, ingrained, multicultural elementary school that does not exist in many other places across our city," one teacher and parent said.

“As a small school, it has a really cozy community feel,” [parent] Canary said. “But it’s been academically successful — my kids have been challenged, their teachers are really experienced.” www.inquirer.com/education/mo... #PhlEd #ShowYourWork #SaveOurSchools

Superintendent, teachers’ union leader talk controversial Philly schools plan Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington and teachers' union leader Arthur Steinberg discussed the controversial plan for Philadelphia schools.

The District has still not explained why schools with building conditions that can be addressed through repairs/maintenance at modest cost need to be closed at all. @pft.org will keep pushing for answers & accountability www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politic... #SaveOurSchools

School closures have divided Philadelphia education officials. Here’s what unites them. There’s a school closure debate raging in Philadelphia. But the district’s funding problems seem to be the one thing everyone can agree on.

"But on Wednesday, President Arthur Steinberg had a separate priority.... 'Today, we are unified in saying to the General Assembly they are constitutionally obligated to fund our schools fairly and equitably.'" www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia... #PhlEd #FundOurSchools #SaveOurSchools #PAbudget

Our children are not for sale! There is absolutely no reason to displace our children. I don't accept the proposal to close Fitler School. #SaveOurSchools #FundOurFacilities

Fix our facilities. Fund our facilities. Do not close public schools. Tell your state Representative and Senator to pass Governor Shapiro's education funding package!

With public schools once again on the chopping block, every dollar in state funding is critical. Join us and take action -- ask your state legislators to support strong funding for Philly public schools!
tinyurl.com/PFTFundOurSc... #PhlEd #FundOurSchools #SaveOurSchools

PFT Executive Board Member Amy Gottesman with PFT members from Fitzpatrick Elementary preparing to fight for public schools on March 4th, the AFT Day of Action! Sign up for an event here: www.mobilize.us/aft/?org_ids... #FundOurSchools #SaveOurSchools #PhlEd #PAbudget

Leader of Philadelphia Federation of Teachers talks controversial school district plan On Thursday, the Philadelphia School District announced some modifications to its facilities master plan, calling for the closure of 18 schools rather than 20. Before Thursday’s school board meeting, ...

I sat with Lena Tillett @nbcphiladelphia.com to explain at length @pft.org members' alarm at the School District's plan to sell off school buildings and move students into different buildings and communities. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/news/l... #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools #PhlEd

School District of Philadelphia updates $2.8B plan, spares 2 schools from closure The updated proposal is being presented to the Board of Education, though no vote will be taken on Thursday night.

Mark my words, students and families will flee this district. Educators who are in such short supply at this time will go work elsewhere.

The chaos of this moment threatens the progress the School District has made. 6abc.com/post/philade...
#PhlEd #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools

PFT President Arthur Steinberg, Conwell Middle School math teacher Hytolia Branch, and Principal Erica Green are seen smiling at a Board of Education meeting after the School District removed Conwell from its closure list.

A Facebook post from City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier shows her holding a PFT Save Our Schools rally sign with SAVED in white text and green background. Her post reads: "When we fight, we win! Motivation HS is STAYING OPEN! 🙌🏾 Thank you to Superintendent Watlington and the School District for listening to Motivation's students and school community. This victory also wouldn't have been possible without the advocacy of Speaker Joanna McClinton, Senator Anthony Williams, Representative Jordan Harris, and Council President Kenyatta Johnson. I fought keep Motivation open because I know how important it is for the Southwest community. And I'll work just as hard to save Robeson, Parkway West, and Blankenburg. ✊🏾"

The District backing off closing two beloved schools is just a start. We will not be satisfied until they share all of their data, show their work, and EARN the trust of educators, students, and communities.
pft.org/press/philly... #PhlEd #ShowYourWork #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools

School District of Philadelphia's new facilities plan faces backlash Unions representing Philadelphia's educators say any school closings are unacceptable.

"Unions representing Philadelphia's educators say any school closings are unacceptable." www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia... #PhlEd #ShowYourWork #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools

Teachers union leaders urge the board to slow down and consider what's missing from the plan The unusually long school board meeting began at 4 p.m. and continued until after midnight.

"'Our schools need fixing and funding, not closure,' Steinberg said. If the district can raise $1.8 billion for its plan, then it can fix schools." www.inquirer.com/education/li... #ShowYourWork #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools

The Philly school board finally began considering the superintendent’s school-closing plan — and the community is not happy Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. presented his proposal to close 18 schools at a lengthy, emotional meeting that began Thursday afternoon and stretched into Friday morning.

Board member Wanda Novales "said she recognized the complex challenges the board and district face, but 'the standard cannot simply be operational efficiency. I am struggling to see the heart ... that sees the lived realities of our neighborhoods.'" www.inquirer.com/education/ph... #SaveOurSchools

Philadelphia school board member acknowledges school closures would be a ‘sacrifice’ The Philadelphia school district wants to close 18 schools beginning in 2027. But to do so it needs the support of members of the Board of Education, which has serious questions about the proposal.

"Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Arthur Steinberg called the plan to close schools an abomination. He said he feared students and staff would leave the district if the board approves it." www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia... #PhlEd #ShowYourWork #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools

The solution to a problem of the District's own making cannot be to close schools, especially those as beloved as Lankenau. #SaveOurSchools

TODAY! #PhlEd #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools

Philly school officials want to close Lankenau High and give it to the city. A 1970s legal agreement may snarl that deal. The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education opposes Lankenau High's closure, but if the district does go ahead with plans to close the magnet, it wants to buy the school back.

"They’re particularly alarmed that Lankenau’s small size, used to justify its closing, came as enrollment shrank after the school system ordered changes to its special-admissions policy." www.inquirer.com/education/la... #PhlEd #SaveOurSchools #FixDontClose

Students would transition from this closing North Philly school to worse-performing ones in the district’s plan The district’s plan calls for the John Welsh Elementary School building to be upgraded and reopened as a new year-round high school in the 2029-30 school year.

A Welsh Elementary parent:

"It bothers me that they’re going to spend the money to fix it for a high school and they can’t fix it for our kids."
www.inquirer.com/education/ph... #PhlEd #SaveOurSchools #FixDontClose

PFT members show off signs in protest of the School District of Philadelphia's plan to close Harding Middle School. 20 public schools are slated for closure in a massive overhaul of the District.

A smiling child and daughter of a PFT staff representative wears a PFT t-shirt under a sign reading SAVE OUR HAWKS

A PFT member holds up a sign that reads HELP OUR HAWKS TO KEEP SOARING!

PFT members show off signs in protest of the School District of Philadelphia's plan to close Harding Middle School. 20 public schools are slated for closure in a massive overhaul of the District.

Our members spent their weekend fighting to keep cherished public schools open! Thank you to the educators, families, and neighbors who are advocating for our students and communities ❤️💪🏽 #PhlEd #SaveOurSchools #FixDontClose #HardingHawks

Stetson Middle School was neglected for decades, district officials admit. Now, they’re trying to close the school. Parents and students say the school is being penalized for things the district has the power and money to fix. Twelve separate requests have been submitted to fix the roof.

“We have a fourth floor,” one sixth grader said. “Y’all could just fix that, y’all could fix the pipes, y’all could fix everything.”

So proud of our students who are advocating for themselves and their communities! www.inquirer.com/education/st... #PhlEd #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools

Goodyear LD23 Canvass · Arizona Advocacy Hub Knock doors to introduce your neighbors to pro-public education candidate Mariana Sandoval and help get her on the ballot!

Pro-public education candidate Mariana Sandoval needs signatures to get on the ballot in LD23. Knock doors with Save Our Schools this Saturday at 9:30 AM in Goodyear.

#LD23 #SaveOurSchools

In the past, the district had made public detailed facilities condition assessments for every school in the district, Councilmember Rue Landau noted. Members of the public could look up their school and see exactly what the condition of every system in the building was, and how much money would be required to fix those that needed repair.

“We don’t have any of those details,” said Landau, who went so far as to say she believed the district should be spending more than $2.8 billion on the plan. “What is the increased investment, and why and we don’t have any of those details? They are not out there in the public for us, so none of us have any understanding as to why this is happening, This should all be public so all of the public can see.”

Excellent point and great questions, @ruephilacouncil.bsky.social! #PhlEd #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs