Promo video for I, Too, Am Harvard made by Ahsante Bean, Harvard College Class of 2015BuzzFeed Review Black Harvard Students Share Their Experiences MAR. 3 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 MAR. 1 2014 [...]
Opt-Out of the ISAT – Rally and March
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:28-05:00Opt-Out of the ISAT Rally andMarch Parents, Students, Educators, and Communities Unite! Rally at the Statehouse in Trenton. Action Now parent leaders like Zerlina Smith, who helped organize the massive opt-out at Saucedo Elementary, have decided to hold a march from DePriest to the closed [...]
#NJEdMarch 27 – Stand up for Public Education
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:28-05:00#NJEdMarch 27 Stand up Against the Assault on NJ Public Education and Teachers! Parents, Students, Educators, and Communities Unite! Rally at the Statehouse in Trenton.Invite Friends through Facebook The time is now to stand against Governor Christie's assault on our public schools and teachers. No [...]
4pm Press Conference: Saucedo Academy Teachers to Boycott ISAT
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:28-05:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 25, 2014 CORE Teachers CONTACT: Sarah Chambers, Special Education Teacher at Saucedo (Ms. Chambers will be teaching throughout the day and will need to respond to voicemail messages during breaks.) 630.618.9009 TEACHERS REFUSE TO ADMINISTER ISAT AT SAUCEDO SCHOLASTIC ACADEMY 4:00 PM [...]
Testing Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) – Action Network
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:29-05:00Less Testing, More Learning – #ResistTheTest Our nation can do a much better job of evaluating our children, teachers and schools. High-quality assessments promote better teaching, learning and student engagement and help kids develop their abilities. Current one-size-fits-all tests are misused to produce narrow, misleading snapshots [...]
Great Governors Support Quality Education
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:29-05:00This weekend, governors from across the nation will gather in Washington, D.C., for the National Governors Association’s annual winter meeting. Now is the perfect time to encourage your governor to reclaim the promise of public education on behalf of America’s youth. Tell your governor that America’s children [...]
2014 National Week of Action Against Incarcerating Youth
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:29-05:002nd Annual National Week of Action Against Incarcerating Youth – May 19 to May 25 2014 For our future please join thousands of others in organizing around this commitment. Founded in 2013, the National Week of Action Against Incarcerating Youth was [...]
Halt Florida’s Racist Education Policy
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:29-05:00Halt Florida's Racist Education Policy Do you know that a Florida policy tells students that the color of their skin — and not their school work — will determine their academic success? Florida has set lower [...]
Infographic: Alternatives to School Closures
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:29-05:00Public schools are the heart of every community, a place where the next generation of doctors, engineers, writers and artists learn and grow. They are where parents, teachers and community members come together to support their children and invest in their futures. When schools struggle, it is [...]