Teachers are natural problem solvers, and they should be using this quality to their advantage when it comes to solving the systemic issues that plague Philadelphia's education system. Many of the articles in this issue have already gone into great detail about what is happening in Philadelphia. Torch Lytle has provided a summary of the recent reforms put forward at the local and state levels of government by various leaders of a wide variety of nonprofit institutions, political organizations, and private corporations. We are in crisis mode. Debating whether the motivations of special interests are about power, or money, or reproducing racial or economic inequities is no longer a productive use of time. If educators continue to have these debates, they will find themselves left behind with all the decisions made for them. Instead, they need to act. If they can find it within themselves to devise solutions a minute before the first bell rings, they should be able to work together and fight more effectively to save their schools. With that objective in mind, this article provides some suggestions for those looking for a way to get involved.