NAACP and their supporters fight back for all our kids!
See video below of Hazel Dukes of the NAACP and their supporters, parents, elected officials, and union leaders, fighting back against the vicious attack against them by the charter school industry , because they dared to sue the city against abusive school closings and charter school co-locations. In these co-locations, children were being driven out of their classrooms, their art, intervention, and science rooms, their lunch rooms and their gyms, for the benefit of charter school children who are given preferential treatment by DOE.
Shame on Eva Moskowitz, who closed her charter chain of Success Academy charters for the morning, forcing
Shame on Eva Moskowitz, who closed her charter chain of Success Academy charters for the morning, forcing
Obama Reelection Effort & Duncan Education Agenda Will Clash in Charlotte
Today's NY Times covers the rebuilding of Obama's election campaign machine. The campaign has its sights set on important swing states like North Carolina:
The campaign sees possibilities for gains, for example, around Charlotte, N.C., which is where Mr. Obama chose to hold his party’s nominating convention next year, a decision that aides said signaled how serious they are about competing in North Carolina.The problem Obama faces is that Charlotte is already a battleground for education policy, with local grassroots group, and Parents Across America affiliate, Mecklenburg ACTS (Area Coming Together for Schools) fighting Arne Duncan-style "reforms" including increased high stakes testing and pay for performance.
In the Charlotte Observer, public school parents Pamela Grundy and Carol Sawyer blast wasteful and destructive