Board Must Respect the Rule of Law appsphilly.net/board-must-re… via @appsphilly Report on @PHLschoolboard from @Haver_Lisa

Our attorney general needs to hold Prospect’s leaders accountable for what they’ve done, and Pennsylvania lawmakers must pass legislation to keep private equity out of our hospitals: Opinion inquirer.com/opinion/comment… via @phillyinquirer

Stated meeting of @PHLCouncil opens with a prayer. Meeting starting over an hour later as Council held an Appropriations Committee hearing just before. #PhlEd

More deception from @PHLschoolboard: there are 2 separate meetings this Thursday--action mtg and budget hearing, with 2 separate speaker lists. Board has posted only 1 on its calendar. #PhlEd #SpeakerSuppression philasd.org/schoolboard/meet…

Board of Education Must Actively Defend Public Education appsphilly.net/board-of-educ… via @appsphilly Report on #PhlEd @PHLschoolboard March action meeting from @Haver_Lisa

Wondering if @PHLschoolboard Pres Streater read this charter application; questions are very general. APPS members did read the app--we have some very specific questions about app deficiencies/omissions/misleading information #PhlEd

Commentary from @Haver_Lisa: School Board Continues to Block Public Participation at Meetings hallmonitor.org/school-distr… via @hallmonitorwppm #PhlEd

#CAB board member (and Belmont Charter CEO) asks about the deficiencies of Hillsdale app; atty says Hillsdale has "no intention" of violating any state requirements. Problem he skirts is that the law requires specific assurances in the application itself.

Hillsdale atty also skirting the issue of who decides what is "appropriate". #CAB

It is not an ad-hominem attack to say that an attorney's comments reflect a lack of understanding of this state's curriculum alignment requirements. #CAB

Atty Petersen: the answer to all the questions is NO. Atty for Hillsdale does not appear to understand what "curriculum alignment" means. Also, there is no social/emotional part of the curriculum. Portrayal of races in history lacked full perspective. #CAB

"Classics" means "Christian conservative" is what the atty for Hillsdale is not saying here at #CAB. Hillsdale is an extremely conservative curriculum.

Atty Petersen: important to understand that Hillsdale's curriculum DOES NOT align to PA standards in several subjects; what they do in other states is irrelevant. #CAB That is grounds for denial in itself.

Atty Petersen: I could go on all day enumerating the problems w/ Hilldale charter app--academic, organizational, financial. One: no letters of support from local elected officials or community orgs. #CAB

W Chester SD atty Petersen: Hillsdale app provisions violate PA charter law, incl paying board members and having board mtgs out of state--Hillsdale refers to these problems as "minutiae". #CAB

Atty Alison Petersen speaks on behalf of W Chester district which has denied the Hillsdale charter app. Petersen tells #CAB that articles of incorporation are missing--even in revised app.