Local/National Actions

Dear World, Over the past month, events surrounding the killing of Michael Brown, Jr.---a murder, in my eyes, and in the eyes of many, many others--- has been broadcasted over every means of media and press you could imagine and as you have [...]

We’re now a month out from the killing of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, and a month away from when a grand jury is likely to decide whether or not to indict him. Yet we still have no answers and [...]

We need to talk about Ferguson, brothers and sisters. Not about the protestors—the vast majority of whom are peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights. Not about police militarization, either, which has only escalated tension on the ground. We need to talk about justice for Michael Brown. Justice [...]

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Opt-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 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 [...]

FOR 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 [...]

Halt 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 [...]

We parents, students, and educators are concerned that the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) will be administered again this March. The ISAT is not used in Chicago for student promotion, or for school performance, or for selective enrollment admission, nor is it used for teacher evaluation purposes. [...]