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"A National Grassroots Education Alliance" FOR MORE INFORMATION: Laurie R. Glenn Phone: 773.704.7246 E-mail: lrglenn@thinkincstrategy.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 Download pdf PRESS RELEASE CITYWIDE EDUCATION COALITION CALLS FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOYCOTT Demands Made Of Mayor Emanuel, CPS & State LegislatureStop Destabilization & [...]

CPS Budget Begs Action We hear that more schools are closing in Chicago, than elsewhere. Budget constraints are blamed. However, nationally, a trend appears obvious, or is it ominous? City schools shutter their doors and windows while suburban schools receive more funds. There [...]

Our children deserve better than being shuffled around from school to School. Don't subject your child to a failed education plan! What Can You Do? Never forget...

The Left Left-Right Alliance was formed as a spontaneous gathering of education advocates. Each of the participants volunteered their time to work toward our purpose and process, the effort received no funding. Our hope is that the work we have completed here will be a message that [...]

Priority Events; Chicago Public Schools Budget Hearings CPS Budget Hearings, Thursday, August 1 All hearings will start at 6:00 p.m. and go until 8:00 p.m. Registration is from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Locations: Truman College Novar Hall/Room 3426 1145 West Wilson Kennedy-King College The Great Hall 740 W. [...]

Journey for Justice 2: Our Children are not Collateral Damage! from Rachel Dickson on Vimeo. Journey for Justice: "Our Children are Not Collateral Damage!" Video" On January 29th 2013, the Department of Education, Civil Rights Division held a Hearing on School Closures, Turnarounds, Phase-Outs and Co-Locations. [...]

REPORT Race and Ethnicity By Algernon Austin, Originally Published at The Economic Policy Institute, June 18, 2013 The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Millions of Americans know that [...]

The March on Washington was supposed to be about justice and economic equality for black Americans. The second part of that mission is still far from accomplished. If you frequently ask yourself what happened to President Johnson's and indeed the nation's War on Poverty, then you might [...]

Take Action! Cash Can Do Good when it supports our Children. Too often under the guise of Leave No Child Behind, we leave all our students wanting, waiting, and waning in a sea of high-stakes tests. What do we offer our offspring? Little in the way [...]