NPE endorses Cynthia Briscoe Brown and Mary Palmer for Atlanta School Board
The Network for Public Education has endorsed Cynthia Briscoe Brown and Mary Palmer for Atlanta School Board.Candidate for the District 8 At Large seat, Cynthia Briscoe Brown has played an active role in the Atlanta school community for decades. As an attorney, Briscoe Brown has helped several APS schools to form their own nonprofit foundations. An Atlanta native, she stands for strong communities and believes that all of the stakeholders should play an active part in the education system.
In District 5, Mary Palmer has distinguished herself as an advocate for children and families through her work as a board member of the Atlanta Council of PTAs. A certified teacher with a degree in Computer Science, Palmer has devoted the last seven years to working with students and parents of the Atlanta Schools. She will use this experience to engage the community and collaborate with families.
The Network for Public Education endorses candidates for office based on our principles and goals. More specifically, we support candidates who oppose high-stakes
testing, mass school closures, the privatization of our public schools and the outsourcing of its core functions to for-profit corporations, and we will support candidates who work for evidence-based reforms that will improve our schools and the education of our nation’s children.
The Network for Public Education is pleased to endorse Cynthia Briscoe Brown and Mary Palmer for Atlanta School Board and we encourage those who care about public education to do the same.
NPE endorses Anne Sung for Houston Board of Education
The Network for Public Education has endorsed educator Anne Sung for Houston Board of Education. In Houston – the seventh-largest public-school system in the nation and the largest in Texas – the Board of Education race is a fight for the future of public education. Anne Sung, a graduate of the Houston Schools and a science teacher for seven years in Texas has worked with parents, educators, students, and community members to strengthen Houston’s public school system. As a co-founder of Community Voices for Public Education, Sung has led the charge to end the over-reliance on high stakes testing in Houston. She holds masters degrees from Harvard in both physics and public policy,... »
NPE Endorses Four Candidates for Denver Board of Education
The Network for Public Education has endorsed four candidates for Denver Public Schools Board of Education. Rosario C de Baca, Michael Kiley, Roger Kilgore, and Meg Schomp will bring a fresh perspective to the Denver Public Schools – a school district of more than 84,000 students. In District 2, Rosario C de Baca stands for strong and safe community schools. She brings to the Denver School Board race professional experience in community health and public service that spans four decades. Rosario has a strong connection to the Latino community of Denver and her five children graduated from the city’s public schools. Running for an at-large seat, Michael Kiley is an advocate for tradition... »
NPE Endorses Bill Hodges for Douglas County School Board, CO
The Network for Public Education, a national group fighting to preserve and strengthen public schools, has endorsed Bill Hodges for Douglas County School Board, a district that has experienced some of the most aggressive corporate reforms in the United States. The general election will be November 5th. Bill Hodges brings a wealth of institutional knowledge to this pivotal race. He was an assistant superintendent of Human Resources in the Douglas County district for nearly a decade. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Governor’s Teacher Quality Commission. He has had a front-row seat to watch the present Board of Education turn over public education to private entities. Key to NPE’s end... »
NPE Endorses José Lara for El Rancho School Board
The Network for Public Education, a national group fighting to preserve and strengthen public schools, has endorsed an educator and father of public school students, José Lara, for El Rancho School Board. The general election will take place on November 5th. José Lara brings to the race a profound understanding of his community and a perspective on education that comes from spending the last decade as a classroom teacher. He is a recognized leader in the fight for the rights of students as the California Teachers Association presented him the Cesar E. Chavez Human Rights Award for his advocacy efforts. Important to the Network for Public Education is the fact that José Lara has made central ... »
The Network for Public Education endorses Suzie Abajian for South Pasadena School Board
The Network for Public Education, a national organization that fights to preserve and strengthen our public school system, has endorsed educator Suzie Abajian for South Pasadena School Board. In deciding to make an endorsement in this local California race, The Network for Public Education took into consideration Dr. Abajian’s experience as an educator at both the K-12 and college levels. Throughout her career, Dr. Abajian has been a steadfast proponent of public education – as a math educator in the public schools of South Pasadena and at Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Abajian holds a Ph.D. in Education from UCLA and will bring to the South Pasadena School Board a profound understan... »
NPE Endorsed Candidates Victorious in Bridgeport Primary
Last week, we announced our endorsement of Howard Gardner, Andre Baker, and Dave Hennessey for School Board of Bridgeport, the most populous city in Connecticut. This week, we are pleased to announce the slate’s victory in Tuesday’s primary election! The slate won by a whopping two to one margin over the party’s endorsed slate. Andre, Howard, and Dave won 3,409 votes, 3,284 votes, and 3,308 votes, respectively. The race was an important one for Bridgeport, a city in which corporate education reformers have increased their influence over the school board in recent years. Earlier this summer, Bridgeport made headlines when the CT Supreme Court ruled that the city’s supe... »
NPE endorses three candidates for Bridgeport, CT Board of Education
The Network for Public Education, a national organization that fights for the preservation of our public school system, has endorsed three candidates for the Bridgeport Board of Education – Andre Baker, Dave Hennessey, and Howard Gardner. The September 10th primary in Bridgeport – Connecticut’s most populous city – looks to be a key contest in the battle for control of the school board. In recent years, politicians and school officials have enacted damaging reforms in Bridgeport and a change in the make-up of the board is necessary to correct the course of the school district. Andre Baker, a four-term Bridgeport City Councilman, brings political experience and a history of ... »
Koch Brothers Enter the Douglas County Race
NPE-endorsed Candidate Faces AFP-Backed Tea Party Candidate This week, it was announced that the Koch brothers have become involved in the School Board race in Douglas County, Colorado. The Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP), which is run by the Koch brothers, is the largest free-market organization in Colorado. AFP so far has spent $50,000 on an ad campaign featuring Denise Denny, a prominent figure in Douglas County’s local Tea Party. In recent years, the School Board in Douglas County has promoted and initiated corporate reform policies. The district’s controversial voucher program has been pushed into legislation with the help of ALEC. And AFP is working hard – ... »
Marie Corfield for New Jersey State Assembly
Teacher Marie Corfield, Ready to Shake Things Up in New Jersey The Network for Public Education has endorsed another candidate. Marie Corfield is running for the state assembly, in an election that will take place on June 4th. Marie became an art teacher in 2001, and has taught at Robert Hunter Elementary School in Flemington since 2004. She Vice President-elect of the Flemington-Raritan Education Association and is also the legislative chairperson. After challenging Governor Chris Christie at a Flemington town hall meeting in 2010 about his derisive rhetoric about public education and teachers, the governor posted the video on his You Tube channel where it went viral. The students of New Je... »
Sue Peters Will Go On to General Election
NPE-endorsed Sue Peters overcomes the odds, wins 41% of vote Last week, we announced our endorsement of Sue Peters for School Board in Seattle and asked that you help us support Sue and get out the word about her campaign. This week, we are pleased to announce that all of your help paid off! Despite being targeted by negative advertising and outspent 6-1 by her opponent Suzanne Dale Estey, Sue won 41% of the vote in the primary election, and therefore will continue on to the general election in November. In response to the primary results, Sue told NPE: “[I] extend my deepest thanks to NPE for the timely and meaningful endorsement of my candidacy [...] I am confident that my positive a... »
Our New Endorsed Candidate, Ronda Scholting
Help Support Ronda Scholting for Douglas County School Board This week we announced on our website our endorsement of Ronda Scholting, a candidate in the race for Douglas County School Board. As a parent of two public school graduates, Ronda has always been committed to supporting public education and believes that “quality education is the base of a strong community.” Ronda has a solid record of working to protect our children. In her capacity as an investigative journalist, Ronda brought to light a scandal regarding international adoption that instigated a U.S. Senate hearing on the matter. She also works with the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, an organization dedi... »