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• Opinion: The call for PILOTs is a call for wealthy nonprofits to invest in justice rather than charity | 4/5/2021

  Apr 16, 2021

• The demand for PILOTs from Penn and Drexel heats up in West Philly as schools remain underfunded | 4/1/2021

  Apr 5, 2021

• Over 100 protesters march through University City demanding Penn, Drexel pay PILOTS | 4/1/2021

  Apr 1, 2021

• Protesters again push Drexel, Penn to pay PILOTs to Philly public schools | 3/30/2021

  Apr 1, 2021

• Phila. residents urge Penn to pay PILOTs to underfunded local schools at City Council hearing | 3/12/2021

  Mar 13, 2021

• City Council panel examines how to fund cleaning up environmental hazards in Philadelphia's public schools | 3/3/2021

  Mar 13, 2021

• Activists say wealthy universities' property tax exemptions hurt public schools | 1/2/2021

  Feb 21, 2021

• Activists question whether wealthy universities should be exempt from property taxes | 12/18/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Philly's other big universities stay silent after $100M UPenn donation | 12/2/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Opinion | I'm a Penn alum - there's nothing charitable about their $100 million donation | 12/1/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn's $100 million to Philly schools is no permanent solution for PILOTs | 11/30/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn's $100 million pledge has a backstory | 11/24/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Editorial | The $100 million donation doesn't excuse Penn from paying PILOTs | 11/22/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• 'We consider this a first victory': Penn professors see university gift as important step for funding Philadelphia schools | 11/19/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Students, experts greet Penn's $100 million donation, but renew push for U. to pay PILOTs | 11/19/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn's pittance is useful, overdue, and vastly insufficient | 11/18/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn pledges $100M to Philadelphia amid local tax debate | 11/18/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn pledges $100 million to help fix Philly's schools | 11/17/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• UPenn giving $100M to Philly schools for asbestos, lead removal | 11/17/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn announces $100 million, 10-year gift to Philadelphia school district | 11/17/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• University of Penn pledges $100 million to School District of Philadelphia | 11/17/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn pledges $100 million to Philadelphia Public Schools to address environmental hazards | 11/17/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn to donate $100 million to Philadelphia School District to help with asbestos, lead abatement | 11/17/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• How Drexel can lead Philly to an equitable future | 11/6/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Pa. schools need $4.6 billion to close education gaps between affluent and poor districts | 10/30/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Phila. Councilmember, Penn alum Helen Gym urges her alma mater to pay PILOTs amid pandemic | 10/8/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Faculty press case for Penn to ante up and support Philly schools | 9/24/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Faculty renew push for Penn payments to Philadelphia | 9/24/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• UPenn faculty calls on board of trustees to reverse their position on PILOTs at meeting tomorrow | 9/23/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn profs push university to pay PILOTs to help Philadelphia schools | 9/22/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Guest column by Angela Chan and Robert Rivera-Amezola | PILOTs: The neighborly thing to do | 9/15/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Guest column by Gerald Campano | PILOTs are a civic responsibility | 9/8/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Backing community organizers, Philadelphia Inquirer calls for PILOT payments | 8/13/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn and other institutions should be willing to discuss property tax exemptions | 8/12/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Penn faculty challenges trustees on payments to public schools | 8/3/2020

  Feb 21, 2021

• Faculty, alumni pressure Penn to make payments to support Philly schools in push for ‘racial and economic justice’ | 8/1/2020

  Feb 12, 2021

• Philadelphia Activists Call on Penn to Pay Partial Property Tax to City

  Jul 27, 2020

• Why Some Argue Tax-Exempt Institutions Should be Paying Property Taxes

  Jul 23, 2020

• In Lieu of Taxes, Penn Staff Say University Should Pay Public Schools

  Jul 20, 2020

• Penn’s history of refusing to pay PILOTs, explained

  Jul 14, 2020

• Penn professors call for university to pay taxes to support Philly schools

  Jul 8, 2020

• From Jobs With Justice Executive Director Erica Smiley: Minneapolis Police Union Must be Held Accountable for the Murder of George Floyd

  Jun 18, 2020

• Philadelphia is one step closer to setting up a permanent agency to protect worker rights!

  Feb 17, 2020

• We're Hiring a Field Organizer!

  Feb 6, 2020

• Twenty Years of Solidarity

  Oct 4, 2019

• The Rain Can't Stop Us From Fighting For Philly Students!

  Mar 26, 2019

• Stand with Philadelphia's Domestic Workers!

  Mar 6, 2019