Teachers host (private) mayoral candidates forum

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is hosting a mayoral candidates forum Wednesday afternoon. But unless you belong to the PFT, you can't get in.

Members only.

"The state of our schools is the top issue facing our city," said PFT president Jerry Jordan. "This will be an opportunity for PFT members to hear the candidate's views on the challenges facing our schoolchildren."

The scheduled candidates are Lynne Abraham, Nelson Diaz, Jim Kenney, Doug Oliver and Anthony Williams. The forum begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Sheet Metal Workers union hall on Columbus Boulevard.

If anything exciting happens, drop me a line at benderw@phillynews.com. Or feel free to do something like this. Since we're not invited :(