PCM has had a busy few weeks, speaking with both the Philadelphia Gay News and Ark Republic. We loved how the Philadelphia Gay News captured so much of what we’re excited to see in our new Organizing Director, Tara Rose Brown. And Tia and Tara teamed up together in the Ark Republic piece to sound[…]
“It’s so, so important to see other people like you in books. It’s so important to see pictures and stories about people who you can say ‘hey, I’m like them, that’s awesome! They’re cool, I’m cool, this is amazing,’” Oona, a fiery tween, told the crowd of close to 200 people, as they stood up[…]
What’s going on? Maya Angelou. Stan Berenstain. Judy Blume. John Green. Children’s and young adult books by these beloved authors are just a handful of the 1,648 titles banned from schools last year with claims ranging from pornography to making white kids uncomfortable. These are far from arbitrary or isolated incidents– the image of a[…]
PCM Core Member, Ty Johnson (he/him) is an educator in Philadelphia, who specializes in special education, science, reading, and math. Ty completed leadership training with PhillyPLUS, where he learned to balance adaptive and technical skill sets to drive teacher improvement and gains in student outcomes. His greatest achievements came while serving as an Assistant Principal[…]