'It's Insulting': Philadelphia Federation Of Teachers Upset After 14 Nonprofits Suggest Teachers Return To Classrooms

Philadelphia PA

10 February, 2021

1:18 PM

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By Jan Carabeo, CBS Philadelphia February 10, 2021 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The back-to-school battle in Philadelphia is heating up. More than a dozen nonprofit groups that work with children and families are now weighing in, and the teachers union doesn't like what they have to say. Fourteen nonprofits in the city are now urging Philadelphia teachers to get back into the classrooms. Once they are there, the organizations are asking teachers to identify any issues and assess the situation for themselves. That really has the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers upset, calling what the organizations are saying disappointing, upsetting, and woefully misguided. Read more at CBS Philadelphia