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Philadelphia teachers union and district reach tentative three-year contract Anthony SanFilippo August 26, 2025 August 25, 2025

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Ring the bell, classes are in session in Philadelphia – and their teachers are there with a new contract.

Just hours before students were set to return to classrooms, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT), representing nearly 14,000 educators and staff, and the School District of Philadelphia reached a tentative three-year contract agreement, averting a threatened strike that could have shut down schools at the start of the academic year.

PFT President Arthur G. Steinberg hailed the deal as “historic,” emphasizing that it ens

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