Next year 23 schools in Philadelphia will be closed, and schools that remain open will be receiving hundreds of new students relocated from closed schools. At schools like South Philadelphia High School students are taking the lead to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. Members of the school’s chapter of the Philadelphia … Continued
Members of Chicago Students Organizing to Save Our Schools speak out against school closures and education budget cuts at a Board of Education meeting – and are kicked out for speaking truth to power.
Zakiyah Ansari, a parent organizers with the NY-based Alliance for Quality Education, discusses the importance of engaging parents, students, teachers and community members in the education reform process. Current policies, which focus on high-stakes testing and accountability, overlook the needs of struggling students and under-resourced schools. Advocates and community organizers across the country, particularly students, … Continued
How do you explain the opportunity gap to someone who isn’t familiar with the education debate? Just show them this new video from the OTL Campaign! “A Special Message to Grown Ups, Love Kids” is a video introduction to the OTL Campaign that we developed with the help of the phenomenal video production studio SoulPancake. … Continued
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to close 54 schools — closings that disproportionately affect low-income and Black students. Parents, teachers, and students are fighting back. Footage by Chicago Access Network Television. Full video of the rally (2+hrs): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrRiJz7uzUs
The video tells the story of Adelanto, California where a well-funded, outside group “Parent Revolution” came to town and instead of working to improve the schools tricked parents with false promises, bitterly divided the community, and disrupted the education of young children. “The video makes clear that that parent trigger laws, pending in 14 states, … Continued
Dr. Michael Fullan provided the keynote speech at AQE’s Opportunity to Learn policy conference titled “Averting Educational Crisis: Successful Strategies for NY” on Feb. 11 in Albany, NY. For more presentations and materials from the conference visit www.aqeny.org/feb-11-2013-conference.
This fantastic video from OTL ally Alliance for Quality Education asks the very simple question: Will you fund our schools?
Who better to talk about the challenges and opportunities young women of color face in education than the young women themselves? That’s the thinking behind the Wellesley Centers for Women project “Promoting Public Awareness of the Road to Educational Equity for Girls of Color: A Multi-level Strategy.” As part of this ongoing project, the Wellesley … Continued
