Campaigns

Here’s Phillip B. Agnew, executive director of the Dream Defenders, delivering the real State of the Union On January 28th, Phil Agnew of the Dream Defenders delivers the first ever State of the Youth Address, outlining the social justice priorities of millions of young voters. 

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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is very concerned about education, and he has tragically once again arrived at the wrong conclusion. This past Sunday he asked a question: is the real problem facing America that "too many parents and too many kids just don’t take [...]

Mass school closures have become a popular, "quick fix" for policymakers trying to address struggling schools and budget crises – despite the lack of evidence that closures save money or even improve opportunities for students. Instead, school closures are both a symptom and a cause of perpetuated [...]

The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is still haunted by policies from the failed Michelle Rhee era, this time with the revelation of flawed IMPACT scores, a teacher evaluation system that relies heavily on standardized tests. DCPS is telling us there are two different errors in [...]

‪How can you help win an Elected Representative School Board?‬En Español The CPS Board—appointed by the mayor— is not accountable to the people it is supposed to serve. The Board is failing our children. An overwhelming majority of Chicagoans in 327 precincts VOTED YES on the [...]

14 Point People's Agenda for North Carolina 1. All Children Need High Quality, Constitutional, Well-Funded, Diverse Public Schools. NC must meet its Constitution's requirement of adequate and diverse schools by fully funding Leandro with transparent accountability and creating special [...]

Moral March on Raleigh Click HERE for the Facebook event. For the past seven years, a fusion movement has been growing in North Carolina. In 2006, the Historic Thousands on Jones St. (HKonJ) People's Assembly [...]

Yesterday’s National Day of Action was the largest coordinated action to reclaim the promise of public education in recent memory. Parents, teachers, students and community members took part in the Day of Action because they know that the market-based ideologies of privatization, austerity, division and competition are [...]

Throughout this nation there is a sense of frustration. In the land of opportunity much has been lost. At birth, in this democracy, we are promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Quality education for all helps ensure the latter two of these. Our [...]