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Sen. Hughes Calls for State Investigation Into Crumbling School Infrastructure
Sen. Hughes Calls for State Investigation Into Crumbling School Infrastructure PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2016 – After touring an elementary school that had been forced this month to send students home due to failed heaters, Sen. Vincent Hughes, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, ordered state-level hearings to better understand the breadth of the […]
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January 29, 2016
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Are Philadelphias Dirty Schools Making Students and Teachers Sick
Are Philadelphias Dirty Schools Making Students and Teachers Sick Teachers speak out about the conditions in their classrooms and why they say the district has been slow to respond. For the last 12 years, Amy Schlein Kaufman has taught preschool at Philadelphia’s Lowell Elementary School. She has been chronically ill with asthma and allergies stemming […]
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jroseman •
November 30, 2015
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Philadelphia’s Dirty School problem
Philadelphia’s Dirty School problem Parents and teachers say they’ve had enough of classrooms filled with mold and asbestos, bathrooms backed up with waste. Take a look inside a Philadelphia school and you’ll be surprised by what you find — peeling lead-based paint, toys contaminated with rodent droppings, mold and mildew creeping through classroom walls. City […]
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jroseman •
November 29, 2015
Blog Dangerous Building Conditions Uncategorized
Money for District overhaul should go to making buildings safer, healthier
Money for District overhaul should go to making buildings safer, healthier Philadelphia schools Superintendent William Hite has a plan to spend up to $20 million over several years on privatization, school closures, new schools, and other turnaround efforts aimed at getting 5,000 students “in better schools close to where they live.” My 30 years of […]
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jroseman •
October 15, 2015
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PHILAPOSH Memorial Day Event Speech
PHILAPOSH Memorial Day Event Speech This event was kicked of with the following statement “Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living.” Mother Jones I have been asked to speak this morning on behalf of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers H & W Fund & Union for whom I act as Director of […]
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jroseman •
April 25, 2015
Blog Indoor Environmental Quality
HealthySchoolBuildings – Because it is About the Kids
HealthySchoolBuildings – Because it is About the Kids The Healthy School Buildings blog has been created to discuss science and policy issues relating to America’s K-12 schools and the intersection between indoor environmental quality, building conditions, occupant health and safety, academic achievement and fiscal sustainability. We will examine, in some detail, the complex stew that […]
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jroseman •
October 22, 2014