Articles Posted in the Voices Category
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DOE-Destroyers of Ed, Top Secret Doc To Gut SpEd & Violate Law
Breaking News | Top Secret | DOE – Destroyers of Education Document from a concerned parent who learned the evil truth of the DOE’s motives | Unveiling the Truth Behind the Special Education Reforms | Forward Widely | Protect Your Children Rights & Education Under Federal Law! The evil plan is to violate our most [...]
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The Voices of Real Reform in NYC
At the 5/19 premiere of The Invonvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman, community members young and old spoke out about the struggle for real, grassroots education reform. Below are just a few of those speakers: Diane Ravitch – Education Historian Brian Jones – Educator, Actor and Activist Nijel Hill – Student, Paul Robeson HS, Brooklyn [...]
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Wendell in Bed-Stuy Talks Education & Our Country
Yesterday, I took a walk around the neighborhood with Radio Rahim, and ran into a long-time Bed-Stuy community member with a few gems of knowledge about our world today. Here’s what he had to say: J: What’s your name? W: Wendell Kaye-Keen J: And how long have you lived here, in this neighborhood? W: 42 [...]
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Interview with Student PEP Member Lizzy Cooper, Robeson HS
I got to talk for a moment with Lizabeth Cooper, a student at Paul Robeson HS in Crown Heights, Brooklyn a student (non-voting) member of the Panel for Education Policy. She was about to enter the meeting where 10 schools would, like hers did two days prior, be voted to close or phase out. This [...]
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New Nationwide Parents Movement Holding Ed Forum
New national organization, Parents Across America, launches with inaugural education forum in NYC featuring Diane Ravitch
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Wills Vows Action to Save Queens Schools
The first in a series of votes on school closures for campuses in southeast Queens was expected to start this Thursday, but an elected official has said he and the community are ready to stop the city again.
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Spotlight on the Music Behind the Movement: Marcel Cartier
Hip-Hop Artist & South Bronx resident Marcel Cartier performing at the 1/27 Rally to Stop School Closings & Charter Co-locations. Check him out on Myspace & Twitter…
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In the Community | 2011 Lewis Hine Distinguished Service Award
STEPHEN H. SPAHN, CHANCELLOR AND HEADMASTER OF THE DWIGHT SCHOOL, TO RECEIVE 2011 LEWIS HINE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR SERVICE TO CHILDREN & YOUTH Longest-Serving Headmaster in NYC Honored January 31 by National Child Labor Committee for More Than 40 Years of Helping Students Find Their “Sparks of Genius” NEW YORK, NY (January 19, 2011) [...]
