#phled Today's Inquirer story tinyurl.com/ycz4drre about asbestos & lead @ A.S. Jenks highlights the need for immediate & direct public oversight & involvement #phillyhealthyschools to increase District accountability. Support Philly Healthy Schools phillyhealthyschools.org

Documented major problems in school inspections over past 2 weeks. Excessive heat & thousands of feet of mold at multiple schools, lack of operable windows, water leaks & damage to asbestos all are complications needing attention tinyurl.com/y8lzcw2e tinyurl.com/y6wetxk6we

PFT Healthy Schools Tracker Mobile App has launched & is now available for IOS and Android pft.org/hs-tracker-app/ devices!! An important way for teachers, parents & others to add their voices about school condition problems & environmental hazards to help get needed fixes

Enough is enough - Trump, Barr, Cotton, Rubio - traitors to the constitution they are sworn to uphold and traitors to the Constitution they profess to love. Support for the 2nd Amendment, sure, but the rest of the Bill of Rights - nah, not really - kick them out now.

Another ceiling collapse inquirer.com/news/philadelp…, with mold problems on musical instruments, on ventilation systems, ceilings & walls at several other schools & issues with asbestos & construction hazards. It's not just $$'s it's management - it's oversight - it's accountability.

.Senator Hughes kicks off this afternoon’s presser. We’re joining elected, labor, district, and advocacy leaders to outline a real investment agenda. Senator Hughes is outlining a robust plan that makes “our schools in compliance with our state’s constitution.” #phled

This afternoon, at a press conference hosted by Senator Hughes, PFT President Jerry T. Jordan offered remarks highlighting the urgent need for state investments in public education: pft.org/press/pft-pres… #phled

Having a master plan is essential and stakeholders must be able to participate in shaping that plan. audacy.com/kywnewsradio/n…

The news felt like a gut punch, teacher Eric Hitchner - another mistake in series of events unfolding since March 1, when officials first told the Building 21 community that damaged asbestos had been “discovered” at the school, which has since been closed inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

Nora De La Cour Aaron Smith Susan Gobreski Jerry Roseman Susan Spicka did a fantastic presentation on this at our conference - Ensuring Adequate Building Conditions (ABCs) for School Facility Conditions-it is something that has a BIG impact on learning. Kids can't learn in overheated or freezing buildings.

ICYMI aft.org/ae/winter2016-…

We need to fight to improve school conditions. We need standards, data transparency and stakeholders need to be part of the process. Read the latest. ohcsinc.com/latest/about-t…

Rep Boyle is right that we need to take more action to make sure school facilities are safe for the people who learn and teach in them! whyy.org/articles/phila…

#NoMoreSenateVotes Trump is illegitimate, dishonest & immoral - No more Deb House/Sen votes until open fair debate occurs & democracy exists

Critical issues raised by PFT President tinyurl.com/y8bzwykl & school parents tinyurl.com/yc3an2tw about Philly school conditions

New study tinyurl.com/y8eqf9hu documents serious environmental impacts on school children, especially children of color & economically disadvantaged, making it even more critical we work together to address environmental hazards inside Philly schools now.

14 Congressional republicans call on Trump and others tinyurl.com/ybxg2hg5 to fix our nation's crumbling schools. In Philly we need our District to work with parents, unions, school staff and advocates to address these problems now #phled #phillyhealthyschools