This week we released our Parents Across America Blueprint for Revising NCLB.
Valerie Strauss featured the Blueprint on the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet with the comment: “If only President Obama would read this!"
Send a message to the President and Congress by signing our petition now!
Our blueprint includes the following reforms:
* Improving schools by means of evidence-based solutions backed by parents and other stakeholders, including class size reduction and more parent involvement in decision-making.
* Fewer standardized tests, elimination of high-stakes exams, and the right of parents to have their children opt out of these exams.
* Sufficient and equitable resources in all public schools, so that every child has the chance to receive a high-quality education.
We oppose:
* Vouchers, charter takeovers and other forms of school privatization that take resources from the schools attended by most students and put them into private hands, with little oversight.
* Policies that expand the use of testing in our schools, or use test scores to punish schools, teachers or students.
* Closing schools as an "improvement" strategy.
* Forcing states or districts to compete for federal funds. A quality education should be a right, not a race.
Please send a message to Obama, and to Congress, in support of the Parents Across America blueprint for reform by signing our petition.
Then follow up with a visit or a phone call to their offices. The bullet points above could be your talking points.
For their contact information, go to http://www.contactingthecongress.org/ |
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