PSAT for 11-12-13: Dump Vallas, rescue TIF ordinance, plan for Neighborhood Fair and inBloom forum
So much activism this week.Here’s a petition to sign opposing Pat Quinn’s pick of Paul Vallas as his running mate.
Here’s the link to tell your alderpeople to release the TIF ordinance from the Rules committee.
And, for your schedules, make sure you have these important events on your calendar:
- Chicago Neighborhood Schools Fair, this Saturday, Nov. 16 from 11 am to 3 pm at Clemente High School. Come say hi – I will be at a table for PURE, More Than a Score and Parents Across America
- Beware of inBloom forum with Leonie Haimson, Thursday Nov. 21 at 7 pm at Fosco Park, 13th and Racine in Chicago
Active in Urban Education: PAA conference in Indy
Had to photoshop the first sign because of bright sun glare! The wonderful parent activist Delana Ivey and her Indianapolis Parents Across America affiliate group Parent Power put on a great conference last Saturday called “Active in Urban Education.” Delana and I I was eager to attend for many reasons, not the least was to meet up with Delana, John Harris Loflin and Nate Harris, Indy friends and
Chicago parents to CPS: use report card grades, not test scores, for promotion
Press release **** For immediate release *** November 12, 2013 Parents Give district a “D” for its test-focused policY Chicago, IL: Today, tens of thousands of Chicago Public Schools (CPS)parents will flock to their children’s schools to pick up student report cards and meet with teachers. They look forward to these meetings as an important step in strengthening the home-school connection. Repor