25,000 Sign Declaration Calling For A New Direction In Education Policy

25,000 Sign Declaration Calling For A New Direction In Education Policy:

25,000 Sign Declaration Calling For A New Direction In Education Policy

by Jeff Bryant

As a populist wave of discontent with top-down education mandates continues to sweep the country, more than 25,000 concerned citizens have coalesced behind an Education Declaration to Rebuild America.

If you haven’t already, show your support for the Declaration here. And be sure to keep up with the progressive movement for public education by subscribing to the EON weekly e-newsletter here.

A Declaration With Broad Support

Released last week by the Education Opportunity Network, in conjunction with theOpportunity to Learn Campaign and the Institute for America’s Future, the Declaration received widespread attention from national and local outlets.

Reporting from her blog at The Washington Post, Valerie Strauss wrote, “The document offers a progressive approach to school reform that includes ensuring that teachers are