Mayor Cherelle Parker has proposed a $1 rideshare tax to save 340 public education jobs that will otherwise be cut. Amid a nationwide educator staffing shortage, we cannot allow even deeper cuts to classrooms. 

The rideshare tax is a targeted investment in nearly 198,000 Philadelphia public school students. The multibillion-dollar California-based tech companies that operate Uber and Lyft can easily absorb the $1 tax, so riders don't have to.

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PHILADELPHIA (April 22, 2026) – Following is a statement from Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT Local 3) President Arthur G. Steinberg on the Board of Education's refusal to grant City Council's request that a vote on the School District of Philadelphia's Facilities Master Plan be delayed to at least the May 28th monthly action meeting:

"I am shocked by the disrespect shown to City Council members today by Board President Reginald Streater and Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington, Sr. Unfortunately, such treatment is nothing new for our members, who have been shouting to be heard about the

PHILADELPHIA (March 13, 2026) – Following is a statement from Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT Local 3) President Arthur G. Steinberg on the School District of Philadelphia's announcement of school-based staffing cuts to address a long-predicted structural deficit:

​“Over the past month I’ve met with PFT and community members in schools across the City targeted for closure, and there is across-the-board fatigue with perpetual cycles of austerity being inflicted on Philadelphia public schools. Educators and students are sick of being told there’s not enough money to fill staffing