Friday, October 28, 2011

Parents Rising Up for Schools to be Fixed NOT Closed « EdVox

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Parents Rising Up for Schools to be Fixed NOT Closed

Locked out of Chancellor Walcott's "Parents as Partners" event (Picture from GothamSchools)

It’s like Newton’s Laws of Motion; to every action there is a reaction. If the State and the City starve schools of resources, through endless rounds of budget cuts and them leave them with little support or services, they will struggle. Then, put them on a list of potential closure and parents WILL fight back and fight to improve their school. This past Wednesday, about two dozen parents from schools on this list joined to deliver a letter to Chancellor Walcott demanding to meet with him, during one of his “Parent as Partners” events, however they