$30,000 / 2014
Philadelphia, PA
Hiram Rivera, Executive Director
Website: www.phillystudentunion.org
This $30,000 renewal grant will enable Philadelphia Student Union (PSU) to develop youth leadership to work on campaigns focused on teacher quality and equity, school funding and alternatives to privatization for low-performing schools and small community centered schools. During the next year PSU will work in partnership with the Advancement Project to rewrite the entire code of conduct for the Philadelphia School District; push for the State to restore a school funding formula that will equitably fund all school districts in Pennsylvania based on district needs; enhance its media work and expand its distribution; build relationships with youth groups across the city and state and country; and continue to expand its base, develop its leadership and continue to take leadership roles on local and national coalitions.