In the last quarter century or more student evaluations have been used as a form of punishment. Instead of the traditional assessments that invite reflection and a path towards progress, mostly, newer high-stakes examinations determine a student's fate. Frequently, a young person struggling to learn a newer [...]
The city of Chicago is among many urban areas facing school closures as a result of budget cuts and declining student population. This has parents concerned about their kids' safety as they will have to travel farther to get to school. Kenwood Oakland parent Jeanette Taylor reminds [...]
Originally Published By Steven Yaccino. The New York Times. May 22, 2013 CHICAGO — Officials here in the third-largest district in the country voted Wednesday, after an emotional meeting, to close 49 public schools that they said were not being fully used. The decision, passed overwhelmingly by [...]
Republished by TruthOut. May 20, 2013 Jaisal Noor, TRNN Producer: In Chicago, hundreds of teachers, parents, and students have launched three days of marches to mark a final protest against plans to shutter 54 public schools. The march route includes the targeted schools, which are almost all [...]
Introductory Video; Please Join This March, Bryan and Karen To Save Our Communities and Neighborhood Schools To March for a day is not enough to Save Our Schools! Chicago parents march on. Children too fill the streets. Our babies know their schools and education is threatened, [...]
Teachers, Professionals from every field March together to Support Chicago Community Schools and save these excellent learning centers from closure. The Chicago Teachers Union shares, "West side marchers say, "ONE TERM MAYOR."" #cpsclosings #westside #chicago We thank you Chicago Teachers for standing strong to Save Our Students [...]
Day One May 18th 2013 By Bob George. Save Our Schools National Director| May 18, 2013 What would you say if you were told that your children must go to a school that for 8 years has been on academic probation? Dominique Grant’s child along with 250 [...]
Officer Craig Davis, a former municipal policeman now with the Houston school district force, monitors a hallway at E.L. Furr High School in Houston, March 20, 2013. As school districts across the country consider placing more police officers inside schools, youth advocates and judges are concerned about [...]
By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah | Originally Published at Chicago Tribune May 16, 2013 The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal [...]
