Philadelphia Inquirer Op-Ed, September 8, 2022

PFT Member Emmanuel Gonzaelz, a second grade teachers at Ellwood Elementary, has an important Inquirer Op-Ed on the urgent need for safe and comfortable learning envrionments in every classroom of every school. 

Read the entire piece right here.

September 6, 2022

“I can still hear Miss Alice Graham’s voice reminding my classmates and me at West Philadelphia High School that corresponding parts of congruent triangles are equal. She would tap the chalkboard, reminding us of the mnemonic device, and we'd jot ‘CPCTE’ down in our notebooks. Surely, I wasn't frantically writing down the geometry lesson because I had dreams of becoming a mathematician – I liked math well enough, but Miss Graham was teaching, and I was listening. Miss Graham offered what so many great educators do: a feeling of belonging. She made her students feel valued and

September 6, 2022

Congratulations to PFT President Jerry Jordan who, along with AFT Pennsylvania Pres Arthur Steinberg and Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers Pres Nina Esposito-Visgitis, was named to City and State PA's 2022 Labor Power 100 list. Union strong!

September 5, 2022

Check out some images from a great Labor Day below, and view even more right here.

September 1, 2022

PFT was well-represented at President Joe Biden’s historic speech at Independence Hall on Thursday evening! Pictured are Gemayel Keyes, Jacqueline Pinkston, Anndra Wilson, Kate Sundeen, Sarah Apt, PFT Staff Representative Ray Guzman, State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta, and Councilmember Helen Gym.

Read more about the speech here.

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