PSAT for 3-19-13, Part 1: More reasons to support the school closing moratorium
For Public Schools Action Tuesday today, please get in touch with your statesenators and representatives asap to support SB1571 and HB3283, the CPS school closing moratorium bills.Here are some new reasons why:
- Senator Delgado is holding a hearing on SB1571 this afternoon at 1 pm. Several of our aldermen are traveling down to Springfield to support the bill: Chicago City Council Progressive Reform Coalition members Ald. John Arena (45th), Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd), Ald. Toni Foulkes (15), Ald. Ricardo Munoz (22nd), Ald. Nick Sposato (36th) and Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd).
- CReATE, the network of area university educators and researchers, has released a new fact sheet on school closures which concludes: “the data reviewed in this research brief does not support Chicago Public Schools’ claim that closures are a viable solution to the current issues in the district. Instead, their greatest potential is to inflict deeper harm on African-American and Latino communities…. (M)assive school closings are poised to continue the legacy of mass displacements, marginalization and
PSAT for 3-19-13, Part 2: Come to the testing forum tonight!
When: Tonight! March 19! 7 pm!Where: Mt Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, 2976 S. Wabash, Chicago
What: Chicago Parent/Teacher/Community/Student forum: “The Case against Chicago’s High-Stakes Standardized Testing”
This forum will be crowded, so come early.
Hear from Jesse Hagopian, leader of the Garfield teacher test boycott in Seattle, a local Gage Park HS student who was part of a recent student test boycott, and our own Karen Lewis.
You’ll also hear about some of More Than a Score’s upcoming activities.
As we move into high gear with resistance to school closings, don’t forget that standardized testing enables school closing.