When the local press reported that Edison was expected to assume management of many of the
city's schools, the local teachers union
mobilized in opposition, and groups of
parent and student activists held rallies throughout the
city.
One year ago, several community groups and unions including APPS, POWER, NAACP,
Parents United for Public Education, Reclaim Philadelphia, the WE caucus of the PFT, the 215 People's Alliance, Media
Mobilizing Project and a number of local unions formed the Our
Cities, Our Schools Coalition (OCOS), calling for a return to local control.