Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Parents Take the Lead! Upcoming Webinar, 5/7 :: Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action

Parents Take the Lead! Upcoming Webinar, 5/7 :: Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action
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Parents Take the Lead! Upcoming Webinar, 5/7

Parent activists will be front and center at the next Save Our Schools Webinar, scheduled for the evening of Saturday, May 7th, at 8PM Eastern.

Tim Slekar and Michele Gray have been leading a movement in Pennsylvania to have parents like themselves “opt out” of the state’s standardized tests. They were recently featured on CNN, and Tim has written about their work on his blog.

Rita Solnet is a founding member of Parents Across America, and a member of the Save Our Schools March Organizing Committee. She is a tireless activist who has been especially effective at organizing parents and teachers to speak out at events like this recent town hall meeting with Florida Congressman Ted Deutch.

The Save Our Schools March Organizing Committee also voted this week to endorse the new