A decision about Keziah Ridgeway is expected sometime in the next month. It's unclear to me whether we will win this fight, but if we lose it will send a disastrous message to educators in this city and will embolden those trying to dismantle our public schools.

To my Philly people who care about racial/educational justice: I'm worried. The attack on teaching the truth has pushed into Philadelphia wearing an Israeli flag. Please read this article so we can take stock of these developments.

To my teacher comrades around the country: What's happening in Philadelphia shows the limits of the last wave of social justice unionism. We need to think more deeply about how to help defend folks, especially in places that don't have social justice unions.